Immortality Is a Dirty Lie (But You Gotta Believe It Anyway)
Believing you’ll live forever doesn’t have to mean eternal consciousness. It can mean leaving dents.
Deciphering the Codes
The words we use to describe the world become more complicated as we cease to accept the social contract of common understanding.
NOT SO LEFT
There’s something grotesquely liberating about standing in the political space just shy of the tofu-scented gulag of the modern American Left.
I Believe… [The Algorithm Never Forgives]
...that the algorithm is our new God—omniscient, invisible, and deeply invested in selling me socks I already bought. It knows my shame, my lust, my 3am spiral into videos titled ‘Top Ten Failed Soviet Amusement Parks’. It knows I clicked. It remembers. It doesn’t forgive.
Live Sharp or Die Dull
Bleed for the truth or rot in your own politeness.
I Believe… [Timeshare in Hell]
...that capitalism is a casino rigged by drunk croupiers where the prize is a timeshare in Hell and the only way to win is to die with enough debt they can’t repossess your skeleton.
When the Struggle Ends
Life is always about to end. One day it will. Before that, it’s just loss in installments.
I Believe… [Patricide, Anyone?]
...that few things scar and clarify the soul more than witnessing the death of your parent. If anything screams “YOU, TOO, WILL DIE” it is that experience. How you die becomes a choice but only once you’ve chosen how you live.
I Believe… [God’s Yes, And…]
...that God exists, but only as a sarcastic improv comic trapped inside a lava lamp, muttering, “Yes, and?” every time we beg for clarity.
The Beautiful Bastardry of Consequence
We are all trapeze artists swinging between “this is incredible” and “what fresh hell is this?”
I Believe… [Illusion of Choice]
...that most people don’t actually want freedom—they want the illusion of choice between two algorithm-approved options and a coupon code for 15% off regret.
I Believe… [Keeping the Tip]
...that if being a prostitute is just ‘sex work’ then why is it awkward if your manager at the local Starbucks offers you a raise for a blow job? It’s just work, right? “I’ll have a Chai Latte and a rim job. I’ll keep the tip.”
Hope Has a Headboard
I might be shattered, but I’m still going to be comfortable. I might be alone, but I’m not going to sleep in a coffin.
I Believe… [Fairy Tale Finance Bros]
...that the perfect fairy tale that exemplifies the cryptocurrency movement is ‘Jack and Beanstalk.’ “Hey. Gimme that valuable animal you own and I’ll give you some magic beans.”
I Like to Watch | A Tale of Two Cities (with Dancing)
Let's compare a symphony to a saxophone solo in a dive bar. Both are beautiful. Both are necessary. Both are true.
I Believe… [Hugging Ambiguity]
...that we are all trapeze artists swinging between “this is incredible” and “what fresh hell is this?” Maturity and wisdom is embracing ambiguity as your co-pilot instead of trying to stuff it in the trunk.
If the Art Is Important, Now Is the Time to Do It for Free
When the world is burning, you don’t sell the water. You spray it everywhere and hope some of it catches.
I Believe… [Inconvenient Kindness]
...that kindness is only virtuous when it’s inconvenient. Anyone can be nice when the cameras are on and the tip jar is full. Try being kind when it costs you something — your time, your pride, your precious moral high ground. That’s character. The rest is theater.I Believe…
How I Learned About Optimism from the Pantheon of Low Budget Film
You don’t become optimistic because life is good. You become optimistic so that life can be.
I Believe… [Freedom is a Dirty Word]
...that freedom makes people nervous. It upends structure, pokes at authority, and refuses to follow the goddamn script. It’s the wrench in the gears, the chaos in the order, the idea that you might not need permission to exist exactly as you are.
...that when meteors start crashing through roofs in Texas in bursts maybe we’re finally beginning to live in a Michael Bay world.