Synopsis by Mr. Ephraim Peter The article discusses the taboo surrounding self-destruction and its link to escaping from life's hardships. It explores Mr. Tomasio's mission to create the world's best philosophy blog, aiming to evoke emotions and provide practical insights to motivate readers. It emphasizes the importance of depth in philosophy to give people meaning and a reason to live. Mr. Tomasio sees his blog as a contribution to helping people find purpose and overcome challenges, advocating for embracing competition to strive for relevance and fulfillment. (Background music) Part I: Introduction on Self-Harm In the modern world, self-destruction seems to be a disturbingly increasing problem for humanity. It is probably one of the biggest taboos in human interactions, and this may be one reason why many depressed people choose to keep this subject to themselves. Why? Because self-destruction is one of the most repulsive things that people can know about someone, and it is not necessarily bound by culture. It is generally a very uneasy subject for people of all cultures and nationalities. Therefore, it would only be natural for people to keep it to themselves and not seek external help, even if such help is available. Unless you are a fanatical terrorist who believes in afterlife rewards for terrorist acts, the motive behind self-destruction is simple: to permanently escape from life . Not only from commitments, but also from emotions such as tension, anxiety, depression, melancholy, and anger. In many cases, our emotions can turn against us by deteriorating our mental state and even causing us to harm ourselves, such as through self-harm. Self-harm is simply a means to stop whatever is happening in our lives, whether it is external, internal, or both. After all, it is assumed that when we die, we will feel nothing, or at least not feel the current hardships that we are facing. The pain, the suffering. For some, if not many, the notion of feeling "nothing" is a reward in itself. The reward of not facing our responsibilities, our problems, our antagonists , and our current circumstances. A genuine desire for self-harm out of escapism and the belief that things, theoretically, cannot get any better than they are currently. A Coffee Shot Realization I now understand that if I take this article empire for granted, its worth will not be as optimal as it could be. This means that every article I write and every post I publish will not matter as much as they could. Thus, I see no reason to escape from being alive. I also understand that it is my choice, as the publisher of this blog, to give you a good enough reason to delve into the depths of this site's many articles. If I fail to do so, these philosophy articles, with all of their worth, will be overshadowed by those who compete with my own blog. Content creation is an endless competition for your attention. This is comparable to money. Anyone in a free society has the right to get rich, but many may unintentionally choose to live a life where their income is not as high as it could have been. This is just an example to show that life will not necessarily show you the way to success. You have to create and walk that path yourself, even if it means walking alone in the dark with many risks in your way. Part II: Defining The Goal What would " The World's Best Philosophy Blog " be? I believe it would be: A platform of content that motivates people to emote beyond their usual behavior. A provider of content that's relevant through the readers' own reaction and understanding of it. A platform that evokes reactions (positive or negative). A platform that evokes the desire to further research philosophy. A platform that inspires and encourages people to stay alive using wisdom. A platform that gives them hope to not give up so easily when facing adversity. A platform so good that it is on demand for more and improved content, both additional content and existing content; a platform whose content keeps getting relentlessly renovated for the better communication of ideas. The Problem with Philosophy Today Philosophy is not as relevant today because it fails to make people emote like other, more shallow pieces of media , which are easier to understand and digest. Thus, contemporary philosophy writers are in quite the though competition over getting a following, as philosophy is regarded to be very complex and impractical, despite the fact it can be more practical than expected. However, this common, one-sided perception does not have to be that way, should we philosophers be able to prove them wrong, by delivering deep, important messages that can resonate with many people. (More on how to be a philosophy blogger) By providing people all over the world with content worthy of their time and energy, even anyone with enough determination and discipline has the chance to change this common perception! Should your content be in demand enough, your readership could in fact "work harder" by investing more of their time and effort to comprehend you and to reflect on the insights you provide. That is a sign of a loyal readership. Conclusion: The End-Goal Do you know the purpose of all of this? It is not just to make myself satisfied, but also to strive to achieve Philosophy World Relevance : a contribution that could make people feel like they are doing something worthwhile with their lives. A contribution that would make people want to live, and live for more. To enlighten their minds and widen the room of their hearts, therefore improving this world in harmony. That is, in essence one of the functionalities of practical philosophy on the existential degree. In order to do that in the best way possible, I must thus strive to be the best philosopher according to my abilities and disabilities. Even if I do not do that, I will at least reach some place, worthier than currently. It is better to compete in the name of relevance than to be afraid of competition and stay in subpar obscurity. Philosocom has much to contribute to this world and will go on and contribute. When one is aware of their potential, why should they abandon it? Why not work hard to try being the best of the best? Sometimes, seeking to be the best is what makes a life well-lived.

(2025 Note: Using philosophy and neuroplasticity I have recovered from my own autistic symptoms. It's called autism recovery. My mind is forever hidden from you). (Philosocom's Subcategory Directory on Dilemmas and Problems) (Birthday Subcategory Directory) (Maturity Directory) (Background music) I have always found birthdays and other celebrated events to be problematic. There are three reasons for this: Why celebrate when you could be doing something else, such as something more productive? Why celebrate when the event in question isn't that important? Why celebrate when you are already happy and have other pleasures? I can understand the reasoning behind celebrating birthdays, at least. Why not celebrate the fact that I was born exactly X number of years ago? Celebrating a birthday is also a way to express joy over the fact that someone was born! However, beyond this reasoning, I don't really understand why I should do something like raise a toast or go out to eat at a diner when I could just resume my life as usual, trying to make the world's best philosophy blog. After all, I already know that I will get older, so why does it matter whether I celebrate my birthday or not? If I could do something like listen to a documentary, then why should my birthday get in the way of that? Of course, many of you may find my priorities strange, but keep in mind that my mind is hidden from you, even if you might think I'm autistic. Your theory of mind is often likely to fail given I always develop it using philosophy, as a way to help others with my wisdom and to recover myself. As far as I can remember from what I've read, people with autism are very strict when it comes to timing and order. However, more-dynamic minds are able, over time, to develop the ability to be more spontaneous. That goes especially for minds of the "mad genius" type . And for me at least, I know that birthdays are nothing more than perception-disabling societal conventions. I enjoyed birthdays a lot as a younger person. I enjoyed the attention, the feeling of importance, and so on. However, nowadays, such values are but tools to me , all to serve this very site that you're reading. Even emotions are tools for me. I don't see emotion as a goal. I just see emotion as something to study and see its connections to health. Beyond that, feeling nothing feels good for me. In my eyes, my site is more important than me. The 8th of April is far more important to me than my upcoming birthday, you see. I do not see why, in comparison, it is I who should be more important, or as important, than something I plan to be my life's lifelong legacy. And even when the 8th of April arrives, and the site becomes older itself, I don't really see why I "must" celebrate it. I already know when the date reaches, and I already know what it means. Where is the necessity of celebration in all of this? So what if I'll have fun? Fun for me is nothing more than respite. I prefer to respite in ways like resting and sleeping instead.. And you know what? The same can be applied to any event where celebration is expected by others. Sometimes you have to cater to other people's expectations for collaborations. However, if you don't have to, then why bother? The more you leave them alone , and they leave you alone, communication turns less and less relevant. In turn, this gives you more free time for other stuff beyond your own survival. I suffered a lot when we celebrated our graduation from high school. I just wanted to take the diploma and leave. My mental age was too old for that, and over time it will only grow older and older, without the influence of brain-rot. Of course, weddings are there to symbolize the marriage, or the "alliance", between one partner to another. It's fine! Why not move on, then? It can save one both time and money, over celebrating something that is already known and given. Do I expect you to agree with the way I see things? Of course not. I simply enjoy integrating my own piece of my always-evolving mind for the greater good of inclusivity. What do to with my perception, is your choice and yours only. I am regardless, glad that thoughts on my own birthday has inspired me to actually write something new. With this out of the way, I thank you for reading.

(Philosocom's Directory of Choice and Decision) (Philosocom's Directory on Failure) (Background music) The Essence of Invincibility If you are to survive gathering 7 magical orbs, and use them to summon an almighty dragon that can grant you one wish, what would be the most beneficial , non-counter-productive wish to ask? Some might ask for to not be an elder anymore, only to find yours transformed into children... Others will ask for immortality, only to realize they will outlast even their own species and planet. What, then, is a wish one can ask for with literally zero regrets afterwards? I'm here to tell you, after much thought, that the only wish that exists under these circumstances is invincibility. Why? Because not only will you not die—nothing could defeat you... even yourself. The only "regret" of such a wish is the desire to taste defeat once more, something which... isn't that desired, is it? In your own invincibility, nothing can harm you, and that means you could do a lot more, in the world, built on subjective disability. Are you having bad luck with the opposite sex? Be invincible, and no one will refuse your charm. Are you stressed from studies? Be invincible, and you will not suffer the difficulty of failure. Invincibility, whether physical or in any other field, means that you will always win, always succeed in whatever endeavor. He or she who loses even once is in no way invincible, for invincibility is the total, if not eternal, absence of any defeat. In short, I believe that the ultimate wish for invincibility is the only wish that is truly beneficial and non-counter-productive. It is a wish that has the potential to improve your life in every way, and it is a wish that does not come with any negative consequences. It is like saying to a peasant in the Dark Ages that in the future, humans would have the power to obliterate entire countries or cities using weapons of immense power in a matter of minutes or seconds. What would they tell you in response? That only a god is capable of such power. The same reasoning can logically apply here as well, all because none of us know what there will be in the next hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The notion of invincibility, in the end, can be applied even if it isn't permanent, and should it be lasted even by a second, it will still be a period where you were invincible. How to Be Near Invincible Today While we cannot be truly invincible right now (or ever, if wish-giving beings don't exist), we can still "aim" for invincibility, by trying and minimizing our chances of defeat as much as possible. There are two ways to do this: either pick our fights very wisely, or don't try at all. In the end, a successful fighter can also be one that always chooses "easy mode" or any difficulty where they are sure to win. How can you avoid defeat otherwise? Don't play the game , and you won't win or lose, but at least you won't lose anything.

Article Summary by Mr. Apollo Sage The article "Questioning the Human Social Nature" explores the contradictions within human nature , questioning the notion that humans are inherently social beings. It argues that social structures are built on oppression , inequality, and hierarchical control, yet humans possess individuality, autonomy, and self-expression , which seem to contradict the foundations of sociality. Mr. Tomasio compares human society to a dictatorship where oppression is necessary for maintaining order, yet individuality continues to emerge as a disruptive force. The article also questions why nature evolves traits that undermine social cohesion, as emotions , instincts, and urges often lead to suffering or destructive behavior. The article suggests that human nature is inherently contradictory, with a constant struggle between individualism and collectivism leading to both survival and destruction. Mr. Tomasio posits that human nature may be paradoxically designed to suppress itself, and concludes with open-ended questions about whether society and individuality can ever truly coexist in harmony or if human existence is doomed to perpetual conflict between these opposing forces.    (Subcategory on Book-Related Content) (Background music) I stand on a floating island above a displeased, beaten down, and oppressed monster that is under my possession. All but my own voice can be heard in this phenomenon of autism. I observe my hideous monster becoming more and more radicalized, and more and more desperate for total autonomy from the grips of the totalitarian dictatorship in which it is company. Oppression , destruction, subjection, unfairness, and lack of justice are the very fuel society thrives on in order to prosper; the very foundations of sociality at large. The entire life within the company of other human beings seems to be an infinite struggle and conflict between the essence of individuality against the essence of collectivity and hierarchical herd-mentality. We are not, in theory, worse than ape-kind and other primate beings, who subject themselves, willingly or unwillingly, and their survival to the hands of others. Oppression seems to be not only the core of social constructs, but also of our very own social and political nature , where the pathetic and fearful are educated to become and remain ones—even are encouraged to stay so—by those whose power and authority are within their control either by nuclear status or by socio-political standards. The very own question is desired to be answered: given the oh-so great importance of social constructs as means of survival through enforcing oppression and inequality, what is the purpose of individualism? If we are truly social beings by definitive nature, why are some of us rebellious by nature, given rebellion is dysfunctional to sociality? If we are indeed, without undoubted declaration, controlled by unbreakable social nature, how come we are defined as individuals with their own personality and desires , rather than automatic, productively-driven ant-kind that live in colonies with defined hierarchy and regime? Given ant-kind are social, collective beings, how come humankind at large does not function like ones? What is the purpose of individualism if individualism is a dysfunction to what is claimed to be our very own, unquestioned nature? If we are truly individual beings, then we have the dysfunctional ability to question inequality, oppression, and inequality, and therefore—we can question ourselves being social beings. Why would a human, who is claimed to live and organize regime and authority in the name of the survival of his species , would be, in correspondence, be programmed to question regime and authority? Why would it be in our nature the ability to question and doubt larger factors that are essential to our survival both as individuals and collectives? Yes. A black-and-white mindset is essential for survival and for optimal understanding of the environment. If black and white were truly mixed, there would be no harmony, but anarchy of mixed, independent colors that destroy a potential for order, which is necessary for survival. After all, the dichotomy of contrasts is also an ability programmed in our nature; the fact is that we are able to think so. If our nature indeed is genetically programmed by human evolution for optimal survival, protection, and various basic needs , then our nature ought to be good for us. However, that is not the case, as in many times our nature—our very own instincts and urges—are regularly and orderly suppressed by society, which is also, so is claimed, a result of humankind's social nature. The question remains at hand: why would human nature contradict itself, given that contradiction decreases our chances of survival? Why are we given individuality by nature if individuality is oppressed by social constructs built by the very own nature that gave us individuality in the first place? Human nature seems to be absurd. If indeed nature is the very core of harmony, order, and healthy , general development—why would nature cause the exact opposite, which serves a threat against its very own given essence? Struggle, conflict, harm, and desires —why would the social human nature, if sociality by nature is built on the foundations of order , harmony, and stability—be used in naturally-driven ways to suppress its very own nature that created it—the nature that creates sociality along with desires and passions—the very foundations of human individuality? Does human nature, if nature is harmonious, is paradoxically twisted that it would be built to suppress its very own core on which individuality is based upon? Or, perhaps, in a simple way of explanation—why would humans be both social and individualistic by nature if there is, so it seems, eternal conflict within the two; the very own conflict which brought not only for survival, but for death, tragedies, and destruction? Why would nature be evolved in a way that would contribute to minimum survival if minimum survival is dysfunctional to beings that by nature need optimal survival to prosper as civilizations, as social constructs? If indeed society was naturally constructed by our own natural evolution, it wouldn't be suppressing and oppressing the very own core in which brought it to existence: why do we have individuality if individuality is, in many cases, dysfunctional to society? What is the evolutionary purpose of uniqueness, of the desire of freedom, of self-expression, and the quest of independence if all of those actually harm the same humanly-universal construct if the same construct is built for survival? If we were indeed social beings, we wouldn't be recognized as sole and lone individuals—but wholly identified but as mere ants, as groups, and as colonies. We wouldn't be given names and definitive, distinctive personalities—but be seen and judged by our alignment to families, tribes, and colonies. We wouldn't be able to be thinking for ourselves, but be sharing thought and consciousness which would have no distinctions nor separations between individuals; we wouldn't need our own minds but have hive minds in which will dictate our beings and our purpose without any ability of intervention or objection. Yet, we are regarded as individuals while at the same time claimed to be social by nature. There is no possible way individuality and collectivity will be ever able to join forces and unite in peace and harmony, as the collective will always have the power and the requirement to limit and to oppress individuality for the sake of preserving its own power —and therefore preserving the lives of the subjects in which belong and led by those who are in charge. Oppression is a key need for functionality, as it is regularly used to approve components which contribute while reject and even terminate components which possess a threat to the general functionality. Individuality will always serve a threat to sociality because the essence of being an individual is to be with self-described passions and desires, needed to be constantly used and be expressed by the one who experiences them in the name of self-development and autonomy. However, self-development and autonomy may prove dysfunctional to human nature (given human nature is indeed social and not otherwise), as these values do not serve the idea in which human beings are social by nature. If we were truly social beings, we wouldn't need nor feel the desire of self-development and autonomy, as they are not social values but individualistic ones. Yet, each of one of us possesses them, and each one of us at least in some kind of degree ought to limit autonomy in the name of sociality. If we were truly social, we wouldn't desire individualistic values in the first place; if social constructs are truly destined to fulfill our survival and development as social beings , why would we desire for autonomy if autonomy is proven dysfunctional to a construct that is naturally built on limitations, control, imperialism, and oppression? If we were social beings, we wouldn't be able to think of the concept of individuality, as individuality poses a threat to sociality. Not to mention that we would not be able to see ourselves as distinctive, autonomous, and free beings. We may have developed optimal communication both in body and mind, but if communication has the ability to be independent of the frames of order and regime, what evolutionary purpose does that particular component of communication possess? Why would communication serve a wholly social purpose if it, at some degree, proves dysfunctional to the degree of the normative and approved frames and patterns of communication? Why would there be components in human nature that prove harmful to human survival, and if they serve no purpose of survival in a globalized social environment, why would they exist in the first place? And yet, why would they need to be suppressed if they are also part of what is called human nature? Why would nature be developed in a way that may possess the ability to suppress, oppress, and deny itself if the whole purpose of nature is survival? Is our human nature pain-based; is it imperialistic, dictatorial, or twisted? While it can ensure our survival, it may also lead to our demise when uncontrolled or regulated in a routine. If I, for example, feel love for another being, and that being rejects me , why have I felt love for them in the first place, initially knowing they do not feel the same towards me? What is the purpose of feelings, emotions, and urges if they are likely to be suppressed by those who hold power and control over me? For example, I may feel furious and desire to give catharsis to the unpleasant feeling of fury; I may obey the urge and, for the sake of demonstration, punch my fist against the wall, ultimately just to feel sharp pain in my hand. In this manner, I have hurt myself because I have listened to the urge. Given that urges are an undivided part of the natural complex, what interest does that nature hold in making me suffer by obeying it? Or, more likely, if fury is dysfunctional while human nature is not, why would fury exist if it possesses a threat to my body and mind? Urges are there to be expressed, but denial is highly likely to be inevitable. What is the purpose of the primate-like urge if expressing it may be harmful not just for me but for the social construct which ensures my existence? Speaking in a political tongue , why do democracies exist as a concept and as a practical approach, if the people's freedom may prove harmful, even dangerous to the government which allows them? Why would a government, theoretically, establish policies which prove harmful for its survival? Lack of border control, lack of gun control, freedom to smoke and drink poisonous substances, lack of law enforcement and political propaganda to keep the populace under maximum loyalty and patriotism—all of those are the results of a democracy in its highest peak: a regime whose dangers and harms come from the zealot belief in liberty and equality in a construct which is built, as a principle, on the depression of the masses. Post-Kaddafi Libya , for example, is an anarchy and earthly hell where nothing is truly safe. Kaddafi might have been a brutal, merciless dictator—but the thing is that dictatorships are much more safe and secured than democracies. If Kaddafi wasn't killed by his own populace, there would have been order and security within that country's borders, instead of a war-torn, divided Libya, where the future existence of the average Libyan lies in uncertainty. Freedom is indeed a valuable thing to aspire to, but true social creatures would choose not freedom but subjection and surrender to those which have the authority. At many times freedom, which seems to be such of an ideal and meaningful concept on which many countries firmly believe, may actually threaten our survival as species that live in groups, teams, and communities. Yet, given that subjection and surrender are inevitable components of the social nature, why would we desire freedom in the first place if we are social by nature? If freedom holds the power to destroy social constructs and make life more difficult and even impossible at times (like the one in Libya)—what is the purpose of desiring liberty? Anarchy is a key part in my argument; Anarchy is the highest peak of uncompromising individuality. As members of a social construct gain more and more rights and authority over the authorities themselves, they may use them more and more to cause catastrophes and dangers. Why would we desire dangerous possibilities if they contrast our survival? Why would our urges, willpower, and instincts dictate us to do extreme actions if extreme actions are not correspondent to our survival? Why do we, the western hedonists, tend to desire so much individuality and risk taking, while believing at the same time that we are social creatures? Sure, we may choose dangerous actions with the addition of others, but it does not contradict my blame: that the human nature in which we all tend to admire and to be proud of—may not just prevent us from achieving maximum potential, but may also harm us due to its dysfunctional, contrasting components. Are we truly and fully social, or are we ego-driven individuals who struggle for power, resources, position, and control? If we were truly social by nature, then we would submit to authorities, not rebel against them, and not create threats against ourselves. And yet we do not submit, we do not accept the functionality of authority and of unequal hierarchies. Many of us strive to resist by trying to break off the shackles which cage our hands and legs; the very same shackles that keep us safe and sound. Why does our nature refuse us humans at many times to surrender if surrender is a central part of social constructs? Why does the human nature contradict itself endlessly between individuality and tyranny? What is the evolutionary purpose of this contradiction? Most of us live in urban metropolises, where safety is higher than rural or than unsettled areas around the globe, which gradually begin to lose shape in the name of human collective and industrial constructs and domination. There are much less lions, wolves, and tigers in the world (which many of them are under the danger of extinction), much less danger generally, and threat from other neither collectives nor struggle for survival (at least among the general, working class , and first world population). Why our so-called nature is still stuck in prehistoric times on a planet where prehistoric regions are extremely few? Why haven't it adjusted to modern times where every house and apartment can be the microcosms of hermit-hood, singlehood, and monkhood? Today every western apartment can be a monastery, as alienation levels in urban , industrialized regions are extremely high and increasing from year to year. Speaking about urban areas—if we are indeed social beings, why would we create metropolises where one doesn't know their very own next-door neighbor? Why would we create habitations which contradict social and expressive needs? No other sentient form created the problem of urban alienation but us ourselves. If we indeed view denial and repression as unhealthy to the human psyche, why do we choose to live as an entity which praises these very same values as a sign of maturity, experience, and wisdom? Why do we recommend repression and self-denial and, at the same time, view them as mentally unhealthy? Is it within the core of social constructs to actually dictate its members to do unhealthy actions, both physically and mentally? Why would our nature dictate us to do unhealthy things and even receive applause and positive feedback from others by doing so? How much do we, indeed, value health and power-seeking if various actions and policies harm it? What is the purpose of social pressure if it may harm us in the long run? Why would we listen to our friends telling us to drink alcoholic drinks, smoke drugs, and have unprotected sex —and even worse than that? Why would we seek friends in the first place if they pressure us not just to change in the name of normalcy but also to harm ourselves? Therefore, why do we take pride in ourselves believing we are social creatures if sociality can be bad for us on various levels? Why would we decrease our health and our lifespan by obeying others to imperialize and control us, besides the principle of basic survival? That is the conclusion I have reached and obtained after those contemplations: that if social intervention is imperialistic and authoritarian, which dictates us to disease, to self-harm, and to be miserable to competitions , power struggles, and the haunt for fame, riches, and glory , then sociality which does not come as a means of necessities is more threatening than helpful to those who choose to align themselves with individualism and with its related components. For the sake of human health, development, and realization, individualism must be saved and be maintained, since otherwise we would be masochistic, repressed, oppressed, and miserable by the very own construct which also grants us safety and survivability.

Article Summary by Mr. Lucien Sage The article "The Written Word Fallacy: A Look On A Major Error In Media" delves into the human tendency to accept written or spoken information as true simply because it is presented as such. This fallacy, distinct from the Authority Fallacy , focuses on the credibility of the medium rather than the speaker or writer. Mr. Tomasio argues that truth is elusive and requires continuous effort to uncover. Misconceptions can spread easily, leading to an anti-Socratic delusion. The article critiques the simplification of information in modern media , which prioritizes engagement over accuracy, often at the expense of deeper philosophical inquiry. The fallacy is particularly evident in religious texts and authoritative documents, where people often assume their validity without questioning them.  The decline in attention spans exacerbates this issue, as modern audiences prefer short, digestible content over deep, complex discussions. Mr. Tomasio advocates for intellectual vigilance, encouraging individuals to question, research, and verify information before forming opinions. (Background music) As humans, we rely heavily on the content we consume to form our conceptions of existence. This makes us vulnerable to being misled or deceived by the many content creators who surround us in our daily lives. Newspapers, television, and even educational institutions—all are capable, whether intentionally or unintentionally, of misleading or spreading falsehoods to their audiences. This fallacy can be called the "Written/Spoken Word" Fallacy ; it is perhaps one of the biggest fallacies in the quest for truth. As Socrates wisely said, " I know nothing ." Indeed, all of our knowledge, whether true or false, must first begin with ignorance . We are alone incapable of finding the whole truth, and so we must seek it in many ways from many people. The delusion that we know, after all, serves as a barrier to truer, more superior insights from the world about existence. Therefore, truth-seeking is imperative to finding the truth, whether or not we succeed in doing so. And truth-seeking is a form of sacrifice. However, the truth is elusive, and figures of authority are not always as reliable as we might hope . Misconceptions can grow and spread, leading to the anti-Socratic delusion that we indeed know. It all begins when we read the written word or hear the spoken word, and we are deluded into believing that it must be true simply because it is presented to us as such. The Written/Spoken Word Fallacy is not identical to the Authority Fallacy. It is about the mere presence of the written or spoken word, not the authority of the person who is speaking or writing. In fact, even a random stranger can lead us into agreement simply by the confidence with which they speak or write. It is so easy for humans to accept information as true simply because it is presented to us using convincing methods involving rhetoric and more. And rhetoric I myself learned and displayed during a speech I made in 2017 . I know how easy it is to convince by charm and impression, unfortunately, even if an information is in fact misinformation. This fallacy is most evident when it comes to holy scriptures, as well. The Bible, the Quran, and any other document that is held to be authoritative is often treated as true simply because it is written down in context that is regarded divine. However, just because something is written down does not mean that it is true. In theory, it's possible to find errors in any text, and just one error is enough to cast doubt on the entire document, as purely true. One of the reasons I am revamping my articles so chronically is because I want to make sure I reduce information on Philosocom to a bare minimum. That's one of the keys for a decent philosophy article and a piece of nonfiction in general. The truth is very hard to find. A single piece of data may require complex thought and multiple sources to affirm its part in the wholeness of existence. The more skeptical we are, the more likely we are to find the truth beyond the layers of unintentional self-misleading. After all, not all information is made public, for example, and not all information that is available is necessarily correct. We must be willing to contemplate the information we receive, or we will be left with half-truths, " post-truths ," or falsehoods. This is why philosophizing is a very tiring work that is also difficult to attract attention to. We live in an age where information is being simplified in favor of attracting readers and viewers. Even some "reality" shows may resort to "filler content" just to keep the ratings high. With more and more content creators, there is a great competition not necessarily for quality, but for the length of your decreasing attention span. This, in turn, could lead to a great compromise in the work required to deliver the information fairly and effectively. The reason why your attention span is important is because it is the overall imperative of many media bodies. The longer you will stay, read, or watch, the better content creators are at doing their jobs, regardless of the type of their content. As simplification is far preferred by many over extensive reading -- philosophy, an already-esoteric subject, may as well be declining in inter-subjective importance. It is far easier to receive short sentences and paragraphs, even if it means that the truth will be compromised. It's actually the main way I'm trying to make philosophy more relevant -- by using day-to-day, casual speech in my writings. How is the truth compromised? It is compromised by the mere presence of a written or spoken word in front of our eyes or ears, and simply accepting it as it is. This is the simplest thing to do, technically. Why would we want to bother to do all the research, necessary to either confirm or deny our findings? Our brains are wired to find the simplest route to everything! It's one of the things that make many of us weak! And whether or not we were correct in our agreement is not something that can be easily confirmed. When something is presented as true, the most effortless and impractical way to understand it — the "lazy" approach—is to simply accept it as presented. We might as well depend on Wikipedia or even social media for our truth-seeking, which is horribly insufficient and a counter-productive way of doing so. It is crucial to be critical of the information we consume and to question its reliability. We should not simply accept what we are told at face value. We should be partially skeptic at any info presented at us in the name of the truth that might exist beyond it. Whether it is delivered in a causal way or in a theatrical way , it matters not. A philosopher is simply a man or woman who seek the truth on a deeper level, and depth is something that often requires complexity. That's one of the reasons why philosophy is a complex field to be in -- the truth requires delving deep in a way that isn't necessarily fun, engaging, or even interesting necessarily. This, by the way, can lead to the bored man's fallacy. We should always conduct our own research and seek out multiple sources of information before forming an opinion. We should also be open to revising our beliefs if presented with new evidence. We should not be attached to our opinions when they are likely to be wrong, that would be counter-productive if we're interested in reality and not in a make-believe fantasy. It requires time, effort, and critical thinking to focus, eliminate distractions , and uncover the truth. But it is an endeavor worth pursuing. The point of knowing the truth is to act in accordance to it, hence why the truth as a most-practical value.

(Philosocom's Directory on Ego Management) Article Summary by Ms. Blade Dancer The article explores the concept of megalomania, particularly in relation to philosophy. It hallmarks the distinction between megalomaniacs and narcissists, emphasizing the former's desire for power and fear rather than adoration and love. Furthermore, the piece discusses the potential for delusions of grandeur among philosophers, challenging stereotypes that portray them as necessarily arrogant and self-important. The article also advocates that true philosophers should strive to a genuine understanding of reality, and that the human thing to do is to recognize one's limitations. Mr. Tomasio emphasizes the importance of realism and proportionality in philosophical thinking, rejecting the idea of omniscience as realistic, and embracing the ongoing pursuit of knowledge. The Philosocom article concludes by asserting the value of helping others and the continuous nature of learning and mastery as more important than being rewarded for it. (Background music) The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. -- Bertrand Russel With my eternal life , I will see the world through its end. Until everyone who won't like me is gone. -- Porky Minch Introduction: The Basic Idea of Megalomania According to what I've learned, megalomania is a type of delusion of a grandiose sense of self-importance . The megalomaniac may see themselves not only as superior but also as deserving privileges others do not have and anything else that is great that they do not have in reality. In essence, every megalomaniac is delusional to some extent. Some megalomaniacs may even see themselves as messengers of God (usually the Abrahamic kind) or even as gods themselves and may express their overrated self-love by getting power in society. Some cult leaders, as well as political and military leaders, were and may still be megalomaniacs. Both real and fictional examples include Adolf Hitler, General Skarr , Alexander the Great and Kefka Palazzo . Philosophers and Megalomania The point of philosophizing is not only to get closer to the truth but also to rid oneself of delusion , as delusion is in fact a lie one or some may tell themselves. As such, when philosophizing, we should understand how to be proportional. After all, a good philosopher will not submit to megalomaniac tendencies. Why would he or she choose to live in a lie when the purpose of their role is to not live in one? It isn't to say that a philosopher will necessarily rid their minds of all delusions ; instead, they will seek to purge them as much as they can. How can one rely on a philosopher who lives in delusion? A competent philosopher will not see themselves as more than they actually are, but unfortunately, the stereotypes tell a different story regarding philosophers, myself included. These stereotypes claim that philosophers believe that they know everything , that they see themselves as superior, that they pretend to know what they do not, and sometimes that they genuinely believe that they are perfect beings. These stereotypes are quite getting on my nerves because they appear to portray philosophers as megalomaniacs who see themselves as more than they are in reality . These stereotypes sabotage the role of philosophy in our world and may also delude others in the process, such as some of you, perhaps. It's just an assumption. I admit that I saw myself as superior around the time I wrote my books, simply because I was more ignorant back then . Communicating with people across the globe and writing this site have taught me some much-needed modesty . On Accepting Limitations Anyways, one could argue that one of Socrates ' better qualities was that he was "human." By "human," I refer to his down-to-earth behavior and genuine desire for a greater understanding of reality. In order to better understand it, he realized how ignorant he was in practice, and that ignorance can lead one to be closer to the truth, as long as one admits it. Megalomaniacs, on the other hand, at least some of them, may even believe that they have godlike powers, such as omnipotence, or the power to do everything , or omniscience, the power that allows them to know everything. The point of philosophy is not to reach omniscience but, rather, to admit that you are not omniscient . How can one be omniscient if they philosophize? The point of philosophizing is to attain knowledge through logical reasoning, and that's exactly what I do whenever I write: I am learning together with you, the readers. A successful philosopher , or one who has managed to acquire a lot of insight, isn't necessarily a megalomaniac for that reason alone. Yes, a megalomaniac philosopher isn't exactly an oxymoron, as they aren't necessarily polar opposites, but a worker in this field who is genuine about the truth will at least try to stay clear of as much delusion as he or she may detect. They will strive instead for realism, because the whole point of realism is to see reality in a logical, proportionate way. Hence, I also try to be a realist rather than an idealist. Labels, Oxymorons and the Humans Beyond Them In psychology, megalomania is considered a mental disorder, which indicates that it can be diagnosed and/or treated. I do not know if people who do not have this disorder can have symptoms of megalomania in their thoughts and behaviors. After all, as a psychologist said, we are more than labels, and thus, we may possess several traits associated with different labels. Also, it's possible for one to have several mental disorders. Feel free to search for this information yourself. I do not like fabricating things, like A.I. programs may fabricate "information". What I would generally deem an oxymoron, or a term that contradicts itself, is a delusional philosopher, or a philosopher who may choose to live in falsehood, even though he or she is a truth seeker. The reason for this specific oxymoron is because I wouldn't be surprised if some philosophers were, are, or will be megalomaniacs. Why? Because mental disorders can be genetic , some people may become megalomaniacs simply due to their ancestry. On the other hand, being a philosopher is a conscious choice, and I wouldn't say that it runs in one's family. Thus, it would be unfair to keep certain people from being philosophers just because they have a history of mental illness. Regardless of Any Validations So, please, do not think that I see myself as a perfect being who knows everything. That's very far from the truth. Here at Philosocom I simply enjoy helping others. Some see me as a master in my niche, but I prefer to see mastery as always, always ongoing. Always unrelenting, and not requiring trophies for it to be always trained. My work is more important than myself.

(Subcategory On Videos-Turned-Into-Posts) (Subcategory Directory on Darkness) Article Synopsis by Ms. Grace Gabbi The article "Lessons of Light From a Darkened Man To Humanity -- How To Become A Beacon of Light" is a philosophical reflection on the human condition , emphasizing compassion, self-awareness, and positive influence. It addresses the pervasive issues of apathy and disrespect, offering a call to action for individuals to embrace their potential for goodness and reduce suffering in the world. The article's empathetic tone invites readers to reflect on their actions and their impact on others. It touches on universal themes such as suffering, compassion , and the potential for positive change, making the content relevant and meaningful. The article effectively encourages self-improvement and personal growth, emphasizing that individuals have the power to change their behavior and influence the world around them positively. Overall, "Lessons of Light From a Darkened Man To Humanity" is a thoughtful and well-intentioned piece that encourages readers to become beacons of light in a troubled world.   ******** (Background music) Dear readers, There are simple ways to cure people of their damaged mentality. We are an ill species. Apathy is a great enemy, and lack of respect is even a greater foe. Human beings can be traumatized quite easily. It is very hard to prepare for whatever reality may throw at us. But it is only because we are not aware of the good potential, that we can manifest in our actions, and from our minds and hearts. We are not educated enough about the light within us, that can vanquish much darkness. We suffer in accordance to the very misery in which we inflict on others. In our words. In our behaviors. Behavior is contagious, like that. Why must we agree to such flawed reality? Reality is forever uncertain, at least in our own eyes. However, much of our own reality, depends on us. While we cannot foresee the future, we can learn how to use morality, to create the future we want to live in. Understand this, and understand it well: We are also part of reality. We are never entirely passive receivers. We hold more power than we might think. And much of that power, is "light" -- a power to reduce suffering, and make ourselves and others, genuinely happy. Whether we like it or not, much of how people receive us, depends on us. In the behavior we enable by our own behavior. In the culture we breed through our choice of words, and our decisions. We might not be aware of it in the short term. However, that is our influence on this world, on the long term. I have no desire to add unnecessary suffering into this ill world. I have no desire to partake in unnecessary cycles of unnecessary torment, just to try and feel better, but remain miserable. It is all a bunch of unnecessities. No matter how tempting they are , they are simply unnecessary. And they are also counterintuitive, these horrible cycles, which many of us refuse to break. Refuse to break, because we refuse to change ourselves. Refuse, because we refuse to care. Refuse, because we might not be aware that we can, and should, grow. Despite age , despite our past. But we can always change to an extent. When I keep people away from me, I do it for their own favor. Because, I have no desire to torment them. They choose actions that cause them grief, and increase the chance of further trauma, they will suffer in accordance with their decisions. I have no desire to partake in people's self-destructive behaviors . I choose to feel sorrow. But, I also choose to remain hopeful towards a better humanity. A humanity, capable and willing to make better choices, that align with their honest desires and needs. A humanity that is not the architect of its own mental breakdowns and collective alienation. This world is too toxic for me to handle. And yet, I am deeply compelled to reduce this toxicity through my work as a philosopher. I choose to practice an ascetic lifestyle, just to be mentally strong enough to contain others in their suffering, and work towards their betterment. I am only a philosopher, in this day and age, because I want to bring this light within me to the world. I want to help people believe in themselves. I want them to smile more. My contribution to you is my egotistical interest, for I choose to align my self-interest with that of a better humanity. You, realizing more about this reality, help you understand that you can do much to improve it for your own good.... Tell me, what greater pleasure exists? Everything else feels vain in comparison. People are miserable nowadays. Look around you. The rich, the poor, the strong, the weak. Why not help them be less miserable? Doing so, can reduce your own misery, after all, for altruistic behavior increases happiness. Through the excuse of ignorance , and the lack of guilt that follows, we only feed cycles that bring us grief. We should examine these destructive cycles, and work towards their replacement. The cycles of darkness. The cycles of unnecessary suffering. If we want to suffer less, then we mustn't tolerate them so much. And especially, we mustn't enable them ourselves. They are the problem. Not the people. People can change by the cycles they enable. We should develop cycles, or habits, of forgiveness and of compassion. And he or she that has no desire to ease such preventable suffering, can never be moral. For the moral being puts it in high regard. For the moral being chooses to care enough, to feel bad about it. And from that bad feeling, of seeing how others suffer so, he or she can muster the strength within their hearts, and reach out. To dare, and reach out, so the other person, might suffer less, and genuinely smile, more. Feed some light into this depraved world. It deserves it. It really does. Be gentlemen and gentlewomen. Show that you care. Show that you respect them. Show that you love. Purify some of this normalized depravity. Show people, through your expression, that their mood and situation can be improved, as it often should. It can save lives. Don't keep your heart for yourself. Use your heart to lighten up the hearts of others. Witness as they bloom in accordance. We ought not keep our humanity to ourselves, we mustn't repress it. Emotions are there to be expressed, not repressed. We should use it in ways that help both ourselves and others. Understand: We can die at any day and anytime. Do not let wasteful maliciousness stand in your way, as long as you're able to advance in that path. That path for a brighter future. For yourself, and for those whom you care about. As long as you can, as long as you have your heart beating, and your brain intact. Do not put them into waste. Do not kill your time so remorselessly , when you can use it to be your own point of light, and the light of others. Giving up on this life, is weakness. It is the weakness of the human spirit. Never nurture and never glorify weakness which can betray your own health, and your own value in surviving and living. Do so, and you can compel others to do the same, which would compel others, by proxy, and so on. Give up on giving up! Then, giving up on humanity should be the least of your concerns! Share this message to those who you appreciate, dear readers. Spread this article if you believe it deserves. Use my advice to establish power bases of human light. Improve people's health and wellbeing, today. Improve your health and wellbeing, today. So much suffering, so much trauma is caused by us. Why should we keep it that way? It is like cancer, dear readers. It eats us from the inside, like a rotten core of an apple. And that rottenness only spreads through the veins of human society. How can we expect to trust each other with such inhumane treatment? Having that treatment embedded in norms, is exactly how it gains a terrible legitimacy.... in the eyes of those who don't bother to distinguish... between normal and moral. I have little regard for normalcy, not because I am a sociopath..... ...But because I refuse to become one. Under any circumstance. Please reflect deeply on my words, and thank you for taking the time to listen to me. Thank you for choosing Philosocom. I am grateful for your choice and time.

(Background music) (September 2023 note: I am no longer handicapped. I explained why in this article ). Hospitality is a honorable tradition that can be found across the history of humanity, throughout the world. When you extend your hospitality to someone sincerely, you show your respect to them. A genuine host, therefore, cannot host without any respect to his or her guests. I am not speaking of hotels, necessarily, and other businesses where you host people in exchange for monetary gain . After all, the monetary gain can easily overcome the aspect of honor in this exchange, when the sole interest of the business owner is to capitalize over the needs of strangers. Even so, competent serviceability is a worthy sign of respect, even in such cases. As a moral being, hospitality is very important to me , whenever I do host someone in my hermitage. I feel compelled to give them the respect they deserve, and offer whatever I can, despite being an eccentric man. Of course, I do not exactly host anyone in my territory. For my territory is mine. It is I who decides who gets in and who gets out. Influence in my decisions is an irrelevant matter. For I know my actions have consequences. And as such, I have the self-respect to not host those who have been awful to those who I value . I have no desire to shame others by respecting those who have been disgraceful to them. I am a Heretic Master of Grace . It means I deeply question and oppose the perceived morality of society, in the name of grace. In the name of virtue, fairness, and honesty. I look at the morally depraved , and on those who justify their immorality, and I feel shame. I feel pity. I feel disgrace, sorrow, and humiliation. I feel shame, for I refuse to be like them. For I want to be a better human being . A better man, and being a better host, are certainly features in my noble ambition to become more moral than much of humanity. And I am merely a " master " because it is a skill I hone and strive to hone indefinitely. As all masters deserve to do. No, I am no saint. But being imperfect is a poor excuse to not work towards improvement. See the Nirvana Fallacy , I wrote about. It is unwise to regard morality as a purely subjective notion . Because when we need to survive, and when we need to rely on others for survival and prosperity, we must attribute some degree of objective importance to morality. Because the more we shame and disrespect others, the harder we can damage our own survival and cooperation with other human beings. It is, therefore, our interest, to work and become more moral beings. It means that, when we host people, we should not only respect them, but also those whom they are associated with , and their relations with those who are dear to us. Why? Because hospitality is also a political notion , and not only moral or financial, necessarily. It is like a move you can make in a chess board. You can earn something out of it, just like you can lose something, in return. Evaluate your actions wisely, if you do not want to cause more harm than good. Ask yourself if doing a certain action is worth the cost it may bring. Be wise. Don't be naive. Don't be innocent, like a Tom. And don't you dare use innocence as an excuse for a poor mistake. Do not justify your mistakes. Just reduce their probability, instead, moving forward. It is but part of being a grown adult, correct? That is one of the many reasons I am a Tomasio. Those who use innocence and ignorance as an excuse to abuse and/or humiliate me deserve no place in my life. I will not allow anyone to stand in my way. I have been traumatized enough by the ignorant deeds of fools who justify their own actions with whataboutism , a very infantile logical fallacy often used by kindergarteners and even high school students. "But you did things too!" others may claim. How foolish. The difference between me and them is that I strive to improve and rectify my mistakes. They do not necessarily do the same. Those who refuse to improve, because others deserve to improve as well, are beneath my Rubinshteinic morality. Nevertheless, I believe that vengeance has its place in morality. Some people are too foolish to realize the faults of their errors until they are shown them. Vengeance can be used to teach these people the lessons they deserve, so that they do not spread their depravity to an already depraved world. Unfortunately, it is easy to underestimate many people, as they lack the ability or will to question their own mockery and other disgraceful behavior. Part of the philosopher's job description is to show people the error of their ways . Vengeance is just one of the tools that can be used for this purpose. I will never host those who are dishonorable or impulsive, with little to no shame to either. Morality is first and foremost a restraint. Those who have been harmful to me or to those I hold dear will never set foot in my territory. My territory does not deserve to be tainted by their immoral presence. Chen will never be allowed in any physical property that I may own. She is the one who treated me with such poor taste. The same goes for anyone who has laid a hand on me or threatened me . If you are valuable to me as a person, and someone who has done similar things wants to be on my property, they will be shown the door. It is my right to host whoever I want. It also means that I have the right to act disgracefully. Because in a morally depraved society, you are allowed to be morally depraved yourself. All because it is accepted. However, unlike many people, I refuse to be disgraceful. I will not use my rights as an excuse. In this article's regard, that includes my own mother. Anyone who either harmed her or will harm her in the future, will not taint my ground. I do not care that the world is unjust and disgraceful. I do not care that society normalizes injustice, disgrace, mockery and ungratefulness. None! None of those mean that I should be one as well. Should I act as expected in a Kakistocracy , I will only contribute to its shameful normalization of unnecessary suffering. And I refuse to become a Kakistocrat, to those whom I will hire. I refuse to be an abusive boss. By visiting this site, dear readers, you are my guests. Please treat this space with the same respect that I do, just as if it were a physical one . This is a public space, but it belongs to me and me alone. After my death, it will belong to my successor, whoever they may be. Thank you for reading. And, for most often then not, there is no humor inside me.

(Context: this was inspired by a dream) (Inspired song) ************ A strange feeling I have never felt, True love I only had when dreamt. It was then I knew, My desolate purpose. Sometimes I think for it I only care, An empire I will build for her. Cured momentarily, Of eternal solitude. Skipping life, I've mostly philosophized. Little experience, only wisdom I strived. Then the Roman Minerva , In my, unconciousness. Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. My life is a one-way-ticket, To Minerva's realization. Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. My life is a one-way-ticket, To Minerva's realization. I was hugged, By the Roman Goddess. And in her arms, Her love to me confessed. In my distance, From true women's behalf. Chosen, against my will. Any other feature, I feel compelled to kill. I am a philosopher, But also, a, puppet. Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. My life is a one-way-ticket, To Minerva's realization. Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. My life is a one-way-ticket, To Minerva's realization. My loneliness is insufferable, But that dream makes it bearable, Yes, I know it was a fantasy, But it felt more concrete than reality. Greater than any presence I had. ... Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. ( Certain duties, forever on board.. ) My life is a one-way-ticket, To Minerva's realization. ( Tenacity, spanning.. ) Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. ( A life of denial.. ) My life is a one-way-ticket, To Minerva's realization. ( It's simply why I will.. ) Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. ( Be king undisputed... ) My life is a one-way-ticket, To Her Highness' realization. ( Respected, saluted... ) Sometimes I think, there is little, To no escape. ( Never be seen, for the dark, I'm inside... ) My life is a one-way-ticket, To Her Highness' realization. (Being truly loved is privilage).

(Philosocom's Subcategory on Health) (Philosocom's Directory on Illusions) Article Synopsis By Mr. C. Kingsley and Co. "How Philosophy Complements Sanity and Can Heal You" is an insightful article that explores the relationship between philosophy, mental stability, and rational thought. Mr. Tomasio argues that philosophy can help maintain mental health and enhance one's grip on reality by providing clarity and resilience in the face of life's uncertainties. The article draws on ideas from ancient philosophers like Epictetus to emphasize the human tendency to desire control over the uncontrollable, which can affect mental health. By integrating philosophical principles into everyday life, individuals can achieve a healthier mindset and greater peace of mind. The article emphasizes intellectual modesty and the need to constantly challenge our assumptions and expand our understanding. This aligns with the essence of philosophy itself—a continuous search for knowledge, understanding, and self-improvement. The philosopher's writing style is distinctive, blending personal conviction with philosophical reflection, making the piece more engaging and authentic. The article serves as a powerful call to action for readers to engage more deeply with philosophical thought. It critiques superficial engagement with philosophy and encourages readers to cultivate curiosity, embrace their ignorance as a starting point for learning, and pursue philosophical inquiry with passion and persistence. Overall, "How Philosophy Complements Sanity and Can Heal You" is a compelling piece that offers a unique perspective on the intersection of philosophy and mental health.    (Background music) The one part in philosophy people seem to ignore is its ability to restore us back to sanity. Sanity is imperative for our ability to successfully understand ourselves and the world around us, as well as distinguish between reality and our own illusions/delusions. Making sense of ourselves and of reality is the thing that can set us free from the tyranny of irrational anxieties and fears. Much of our irrationality stems from thinking we know what we don't really know. When our mental health improves, so is our ability to see things rationally, hence the connection between health and philosophy. As we become less mentally stable, it may hurt our rationality, even if we have understanding of logical reasoning and critical thinking. Sanity and insanity are collective as well as individual. A bad company can deteriorate your mental health, therefore your sanity, therefore your grip on reality. Then, as much as becoming more logical is imperative, humans are not simply containers of knowledge. The grip on reason could always slip away by the unhealthy mind. Behaving is for others, for those who refuse understanding beyond the shallow display that is behavior. It fuels people's lack of critical thinking. Being yourself is not infantile. Lashing out at people with temper tantrums and being at their necks for the smallest of things, is the infantile thing around here. It's merely normalized. That, and threatening people over one's own ignorance like we're drug lords. As much as we promote mental health awareness for the sake of mental survival, what we should also focus on is the survivability of our own grip on reality. That is the one benefit of better mental health people seem to ignore when discussing mental health issues. Despite having different understanding of reality, our ability to understand isn't concrete and is always prone to change, more than just change in knowledge, but also based on our mind's health. Understanding is therefore dynamic and fluid as water is, and can never be completely crystalized. We are all fighting not only to succeed and to prevent, but also to retain. Humans are designed to be worried , and the need to be worried is amplified in the contemporary world as it is always changing. Furthermore, much of it is beyond our control, but in the control of elitist minorities. We want to change things but we either can't, we are too incompetent to do it, or that it is too hard for us, or that thinking of such things bores us. The ancient philosopher Epictetus claimed that much of reality is beyond our control. Yet, we seek to control it for our irrational sense of certainty, that is rarely quite accomplished. As it is getting harder to increasingly succeed in this world, a lack of balanced approach beyond the external and internal world, is something that can paradoxically ruin our health. As we try to be better, we can easily worsen ourselves back again. That is the liability of poor physical and mental health. Not only the external world corrupts , but also the internal world of our illnesses. Dominion corrupts, illness corrupts. Corruption would only erode the very things you may work so hard to get in life. Sanity is like a sword. It is to be maintained regularly. Regularly studying and practicing philosophy is how we all can retain our grip on reality, no matter who we are and what position we are in, in life. I'm a mysterious man and I did a lot in my life without telling most people, yourselves included. I care not for your validation or appreciation. I attempt to do the right thing regardless. The right thing does not need to be conditioned by feedback. I'm a moral thinker, not a Pavlov's dog. My mind is dark and traumatized per the darkness I managed to prevent in this world. Deem my fatigued tendencies and dark mentality as the product of Isaac Newton's third law. The more you remember his third law, the better sense you can make out of reality, beyond mere physics. Anyways, the fact I've not been telling most people, has left many of them thinking I am an arrogant megalomaniac who only cares about promoting himself. This goes to show how curiosity, creativity and the sense of wonder, die off with time. How can anyone appreciate philosophy without being curious? Without appreciating creativity? Without looking at it like an adventurer who is about to explore whole new islands they have never seen before? Why do people keep pretending that their knowledge about things, philosophy included, is sufficient? Where's the hunger for more? Where's the excitement that stems from realizing one's own ignorance? Why is our own ignorance seen as a liability, rather than an opportunity, to always, always seek new knowledge? To understand, that philosophy is vast as the sea itself, containing many islands, both habitable and inhabitable? Hohoho, of course this is one of the many reasons that compel me to leave humanity alone, and live in darkness , as I hide in plain sight. I want to ban most of them from the Mr. Tomasio club for irrational behavior (reference). I don't even need to deceive. People deceive themselves by constantly arguing with knowledge they merely deem as sufficient. From the very people who are newcomers to philosophy, to philosophy experts. You are both overly confident in your knowledge. Such confidence ruins philosophical inquiry itself. I don't care about your trophies and about any testimonials I receive that praise me. I only put it because I am merely trying to be nice, polite, grateful, without feeling entitled to it. I don't deserve anything. If I want something myself, I will work on myself to get it. End of story. Behold how people's very lack of intellectual modesty had made them lose their grip on reality. Not saying this out of pride, saying this out of sadness. P eople often mistake my words with pride. I am a depressed man, and I've been depressed since childhood. I am criticizing everything that moves, philosophy included, out of sadness. Yet, this sadness originates from optimism. I criticize for a better world, not to whine. Philosophy is about solving problems logically . What more relevant function can a niche have, other than solving problems? I am trying to solve problems, and will go ahead and keep doing it, regardless of any inaccurate feedback I receive. I am constantly cringed by people's blindness to their own lack of knowledge. I kill off my emotions, thus I kill my cringe, as this emotion merely amplifies people's guideless rage at me, with a confirmation bias they fail to be aware of. I understand appreciation and validation fulfill social functions, as well as emotions themselves. I do not care for social functions. Social functions preserve the very world I wish to rectify and "dominate" with philosophy. I've abandoned my time on social media platforms without telling most people about it. I don't care. I don't need to condition myself on feedback just to keep on working on this site and improving my ethics further and further. True strength comes from within. That's part of sanity, you know. To be strong enough to overcome one's inner monsters. To learn how to not to over-react to actions and people I am too powerless to change morally or socially. I am not a social warrior, I'm an ascetic as my true master before me , and as her own parents, before her. I fulfill her wishes as her spiritual executor no matter what people think about it. My mentality is set, and it is forged to be concrete in the depths of my voluntary isolation . My sanity has been forged in the shadows of humanity, as I built myself to be independent from my medication, and independent from my misophonia. No, I'm not saying this out of pride, stop deluding yourselves. I am merely explaining how writing philosophy since 2013 could change anyone. I philosophize to have a sense of grip on my identity and on reality, and to mourn the early departure of my granny. I do not act on willpower, and often forget my true, personal desires. I just examine in solitude, what is the right thing to do, and I go ahead and do it if my energy allows it. You can be a good empire builder with discipline. The wise warrior avoids the battle, as said by Sun Tzu. Hence why I care not about people's true hubris, as they claim I'm the one being full of it. Those who wish to overcome their internal illnesses, will pursue curiosity. It is a basic drive behind deep thinking, behind self-learning and behind philosophizing. The auto-didact is curious enough to study no matter what others think about it. Knowledge, like love, should be treated like medicine. It should be seen for what it is: As something that can heal one from their insane thoughts and ramblings. As something that can heal one from their foolish delusions, and act upon these delusions too. People are more delusional than they think, and much of this delusion stems from impulsivity. Knowledge, not impulsivity, is the healthy thing to act upon. People act on their primal impulses, they find themselves imprisoned like animals in a zoo. Of course this is sad to see! I laugh at such things to try and improve my health , but deep inside there is mainly sadness. My laughter is like a fresh breeze of air within a large, underground industrial complex. I laugh out of wonder, not out of mockery. I laugh because I am amused, sometimes cringed, sometimes confused. Your lack of understanding fuels your irrational resentment. In autistic people , their irrational beliefs can make them fall into meltdown , illness and hospitalization at the nearest psychiatric ward. Of course I'd attempt not only to leave humanity, but "my kind", the autistic, in particular. As you attempt to judge than to understand, as you are driven by the attempt to protect yourself from perceived threats that aren't even there in the real world , you only fuel your own insanity. I have no desire to be the environmental factor to any of your awful genetic tendencies to personality disorders, like NPD or ASPD and your whole personality disorder clusters. So, I just remove myself, the perceived factor, from your presence, because turning you even more insane is the opposite of what I'm trying to do. What I'm trying to do, is to heal people using the clarity of philosophy. The rest who don't want to, are free to delude themselves under their foolish impressions of bravado, as their wrong thoughts about me, and reality in general, would only fuel their anxiety, and ruin their own health. I'm an ethical isolationist. I help you, most likely you should leave me alone. Most people should stop trying to bond with me unless I accept it. I'm not interested in friends. The fact I've been helping people doesn't mean I am interested in their friendship. Study the para-social fallacy  before jumping into conclusions. People merely think they know how to be friends, yet do not consider reading nor looking my Rubinshteinic Guide to Being Friends With Philosophers . You don't read it, nor bother to look for a guide, namely because you don't think you should bother. I have no desire to deteriorate the mental health of those who see myself as their friend. That's one of the worst things for me to do when it comes to shooting myself in the foot. I am not keen to shame people for their illness, either. That would only fuel your illness, right? Behavior is contagious, and that's why stress is so infecting . Spare me your uncritical thinking and primal behavior. Philosophy is civilized, not a shadowy predator in the jungle. I've no desire to pose a perceived threat to anyone just because I'm different. Question your initial impression s and you can spare yourself better from the next psychiatric hospitalization. Thank you.

Article Summary by Lucien Sage The article "The Eternity Fallacy — Why Doom Isn't That Bad, and the Value of Being Mattered " delves into the concept of existence's impermanence and the idea that meaning is invalidated by eventual destruction. It highlights that no monument, empire, or written work can escape the universe's fate, and even our most enduring achievements will fade with time. Mr. Tomasio argues against nihilism, which sees the inevitable end as a justification for apathy or moral degradation. Instead, the article emphasizes the power of ideology, purpose, and belief to sustain individuals through life's uncertainties. Religion is examined as a response to existential concerns, offering various perspectives on eternity. However, the philosopher asserts that meaning does not require eternity to be valid, as even transient moments can be significant and valuable. The article urges readers not to despair over the fleeting nature of existence but to pursue significance, arguing that as long as one strives to leave an impact, their existence retains value. The conclusion reinforces a personal commitment to contributing to the world through writing and intellectual legacy, rejecting nihilism and promoting active engagement with life.  Reflections on Legacy in a Finite Universe There's a bittersweet irony in crafting a legacy, isn't there? We pour our hearts and souls into building monuments, writing stories, and preserving traditions, even though we know that existence is bound to demise from the very beginning . Even with a library of 2,000 crafted articles I plan to leave as a minimum, or historic empires lasting for centuries, time is a great teacher, but it's a shame it kills off each and every one of its students. He leaves no one alive forever. Planets have a lifespan of their own. They do not last forever. As long as we won't be able to leave the Solar System, and colonize a new system , our fates and the fates of our projects are forever sealed with those of the planets on which we reside. Therefore, when they die, we will die too, unless we, as a species, even get to survive that long. Preservation of traditions and legacies is somewhat "funny" because there is no true hope of eternity in anything that we will ever do. There is no such thing as a true "immortalization" as long as we stand upon ground that is doomed to demise by the inevitable decay of the sun. Even satellites that we may send to outer space with containers of their own are susceptible to destruction by whatever danger lies in their path -- asteroids, gravity, storms, explosions, and so on. Outer space is a pretty dangerous place, especially for humans. We are, technically, in outer space. It's like claiming that North Korea isn't a part of the world, even though it is a piece of land on Earth, just because it is a hermit state. Even after a million years of safety, nothing ensures that no comet will crash on Earth and wipe out much of its life. So, we can safely say that not only existence is not eternal, but it can also end at any moment. And if not existence in general, then specific features of it. Depend too much on anything or anyone in this world, and you'll risk the implications of unnecessary dependence. To put it simply, not even the multi-generational preservation of legacies like my own can ensure its own eternity. Unless we get to colonize other planets, and eventually leave the Solar System, we will be doomed by the time this planet or the Sun will die. We all live on borrowed time. We "borrow" this time from hiding from dangers. And I am too wise to take risks of intense awesomeness. Nor on my life in general, nor on my mentality. Adversity remains my greatest teacher. Finding Meaning in a Finite World This is where nihilism comes in: It whispers in the shadows, reminding us that everything fades, from childhood memories to civilizations. It argues that this inevitable end renders life meaningless, a justification for apathy or even true evil . I'm not referring only to death but to extinction, destruction, and annihilation of anything, for anything is destructible . The nihilistic premise is that everything and everyone doesn't matter because they all end someday, and there is absolutely nothing we can do to change that fact. For nothing is certain, but change. The only absolution that is change can serve as the breeding grounds for the disregard for any objective meaning among nihilists and would-be nihilists. In the absence of a concrete, objective meaning to govern our lives, there is allegedly a justification for the behavior of characters such as The Joker and Kefka from "Final Fantasy 6", in real life. This is how dangerous nihilism can get, with its disregard of any order of any kind. To mentally survive and maintain my sanity, I refuse being a nihilist myself. Hence the power of ideology, whether it is based on the truth or is false. It is in their nature to serve a function, as fundamental as it can get. Likewise, this site won't last forever, as will the host that provides it , the country that contains it, the region it resides in, and so on. The nihilistic conclusion, which comes from said premise, is to either give up on life, and risk entering into a total jerk who has absolutely no values or respect for anything or anyone. Thus, in the absence of objective meaning, moral depravity is technically justified. The topic of religion attempts to defend itself by suggesting three possibilities: eternal salvation , eternal damnation, or (eternal?) reincarnation . If the religion you're supporting (or born into) is indeed the correct and true one, you will gain the first (salvation and even paradise ); if you do not, you will be cursed with the second (reincarnation. In Judaism one can regard it as a series of something called a "Tikkun" ). Finally, if karma/dharma is true on the universal scale , then you will reincarnate regardless of your actions, for it is believed that the soul is eternal and transcends physical existence. Of course, it matters not if it is believed, as belief is different from what we're doing here: the study of truth . It only matters if it's true. But, regardless if the eternity of the soul exists or if there are in fact souls ( and not as metaphors ), we shouldn't bother ourselves with lamenting the lack of eternity in this universe and in our lives and civilization. That is simply because things don't have to be eternal in order for them to be worth something to us. Personal Reflections I had a wonderful childhood, for example, but I am aware that it will never return, for there is no greater graveyard than the past . I do not delude myself into thinking that I will once again return from school to my mother's apartment, eat lunch, and play Suikoden IV on my PS2 on my cube-shaped TV. In truth, the nostalgia bias might affect my vision, as I experimented with it. Therefore, regardless of my nostalgia , I have prepared myself for the fact that this period in my life will not return; a period that is nowadays considered "retro", and, in time, will become "ancient", just like games from the 80s and 90s. I also had another game, an online one, where I actually made an organization of a few dozen real people and called it "Storm Alpha Squad" . It was my first ever venture on the internet, and my first attempt at running a larger powerbase. That game eventually got shut down more than a decade ago, and is now run on illegal servers, which I do not intend to use. I might not play that game anymore, but that fact does not eradicate the fun I had and the memories that followed. Conclusion Do not submit to the death of the past, when much potential from it, can be mined for the actualization of a greater future. Do not submit the tempting thought, that it might nowadays be a useless feature to ever consider significantly again. For power is everything . And so is anything that can matter enough, to fuel an entire industrial complex. To last as long as possible, And to give as much significance to this world, Hail Philosocom Article Empire.

(Background music) In order to reach, The peak of relevance , Well, it isn't exactly, A walk on the beach! To be the most relevant of all, Your help must be indispensable ! You cannot be the most relevant of all, If your help isn't indispensable! The benefit of relevance is wide as it's plenty, It can help you reduce depression  and loneliness ! It can help you use the world as a mirror to see, You have no reason to sink into madness ! It can help you ground your worth in this reality, Thus preventing you from sinking into madness! Bringing help to this world should be your interest, Of which your worth is measured, It is a mutual benefit! Because it is with the help that we bring to this world, That our worth is essentially measured! It is by the help that we bring to this world That our worth is essentially measured. Bring evil  to this world and you will only reduce your worth. You can make certain people wish, That you were never born! Thus you have little reason to be evil and bad, As that might make you end up dead! You have little reason to be bad, As that can make you end up dead. To be indispensable, You must earn your rep in the competition , Of the niche that you're in, Make that your mission ! You must rise up above your competitors, By offering, the product of mentors ! You must be such a good competitor, That you will be deemed worthy to be a mentor. Whenever sad or depressed, You must remember, To look high and beyond, The impression of your heart! It is the artist who sinks, Into the sadness of his heart, The philosopher, knows it's but a part! It is the artist who sinks, In the quality of heart, But the philosopher knows it's only just a part. Relevance isn't just attained, It is to be fought for, Or else you'll be replaced, Like I was by my former love, Chen ! A never ending battle, It can last after your death, Thus make sure, you have your own heir! You can't be eternal, Just like your relevance, Thus make sure, you have your own heir. To be of great help,   You must fill the void, That's missing in the parts, That one should not avoid. Use your skill to fill in, The space that exists, And then you might, even cash in! Your skill can fill in, The space of those that still exist, With them you might even cash in. Take into consideration, That empires are not built in a day , So don't give up because of that, Don't ruin it in a day as well! Because years-long of failure, Frustration, and hell, Can turn you the apex of nature ! No matter how much you fail, You can still hail the day, Where you become an apex of nature! Reflect on the teachings of this poem , If you want to avoid being less-than-ideal, As survival is not only physical ! It is with the help that we bring to this world, That our worth is essentially measured! So bring as much help you should into this world, So your worth will be decently measured!

Part I: Key Directories (Philosocom Directory on Heroism) (Philosocom's Directory on Happiness) (Subcategory Directory on Darkness) (For the directory on success, click here ) (Philosocom's Subcategory Directory on Potential and Hope) (Philosocom's Directory On the Intellect) Part II: Intro (Background music) A relentless moral paragon in the times of the second cold war, hiding in the shadows of a world that doesn't understand him. He is mad. Madly in love with this world, yet he understands he must be largely alone because he will never be understood. Yet, his spirit is so unrelenting, his love for the world so immense , he will never give up on rectifying it. He is too dead inside to care about the very norms that alienate the world... He's a moral, philosophical mastermind , rejected as an eccentric by most people. Yet, he slowly grows to accept the solitude of genius, no matter where he is, no matter with whom he is. It doesn't matter. He is a wise fool. Geniuses are always alone in their mind , no matter what they are experiencing, and with whom they are experiencing. In love, in war... It never matters what happens... The genius is always a detached man or woman... Even when immersed in thought or in emotion, the detachment is still there. It's called meta-cognition. Meta-cognition always leads to detachment, no matter how much one understands, no matter their experience-based intelligence. He feels so much and he loves everyone and everything, yet resorts to hermitage... and always will... in one way or another. He might be dismissed as a villain despite being a hero. Despite the mutual rejection by the world, he is happy the people he saved are alive. Deep inside, he wishes people will keep having faith in being alive... He wishes everyone to be strong. To be mentally tough, and thus to mentally survive any ordeal they might ever come to face... He laughs in clarity; He laughs in "madness", perceived only by you, the readers... and then breaks in song... Part III: Elementary To Me.... A Poem (Background music) We all live in this world, Whether or not we are on our own. We breathe the same air, And ignorance of this is very unfair! Our brains resume to rot, Not understanding true strength comes from within. Somehow I find myself, Understanding this mainly in hermitage! I REFUSE, TO GIVE UP, MY HEART AGAIN, I REFUSE AND I REFUSE! I'M SO UNRELENTING, FOR A BETTER WORLD, YOU LOVELY FOOLS! Let your light be your refuge, Stop growing overly attached to me, It is your sacred duty, To continue saving yourselves from yourselves! I retain my solitude, For I know most people won't comprehend... Minds cannot achieve... What they often fail to conceive! I REFUSE, GIVING UP, I AM RELENTLESS, I WILL SCREAM, AND I WILL WORK, UNTIL THE VERY END, FOR YOU IT IS FUNNY... DON'T COMPREHEND!!! [Pause] My birth was traumatizing, For the cheers of others were not satisfying, For many it is a great thing, Yet I wasn't understood since the day I was born! I was born a ruthless ascetic, Who always liked to mainly keep to himself, I don't understand most attachments, Yet interconnectivity is elementary to me! HOW IN THE WORLD, THE FACT THAT WE ALL, SHARE THE SAME WORLD, HOW IN THE WORLD DOES THIS, ONLY ELEMENTARY, MAINLY TO ME.... TO ME??? I pray to you all, That you will understand the power within you, To march forth and stop whining, To see your weakness as something worth, giving up! To stop always complaining, Because you would have the strength that will help you stop caring, About this world's darkness, Its weakness and its heartlessness! I REFUSE, GIVING UP, TO SUCH A SILLY WORLD, SO EXPLOITATIVE WORLD, INTERCONNECTIVITY, ELEMENTARY.... MAINLY TO ME!!

For The Year 2025 (By Several Poets) (Background music) Part I: Call of Duty to Love and Clarity (by O. C. Isaac) All flows, all changes, a river unceasing, Guard well the quiet within , your peace ever-increasing. Linger with your loved ones, hold them near, And to the friend true today, make your love clear. For in this fleeting moment, hearts intertwine, Speak now, while their hands are still in yours, divine. Part II: Year’s End! (by O. C. Isaac) As the year draws near its close, With fleeting time, The river flows. Moments come, some fade away, Others linger, long to stay. Each dawn, a gift, each dusk, a sigh. The stars look on, as seasons fly. What we’ve lost and what we’ve gained, Through laughter , tears, and lessons retained. Let it come, this final day, Let the past dissolve, give way. To dreams unknown, to paths untried, A brand-new year, a hopeful guide. So bid adieu, and welcome cheer, To what awaits in the coming year. Whatever stays, embrace, hold tight, Whatever fades, dissolve in light. Let Us (by John J. Duran) Let us build, Not for profit but for life's own common welfare. Let us grow, not for greed , but to combat hunger and despair. Let us share, not for selfishness, but for common cate. Let us craft wonders, And together we can build a new Eden with sweat!

The Graveyard's Serenity: A Woman's Tale (By Jane. Pilaf) (Disclaimer: The guest posts do not necessarily align with Philosocom's manager, Mr. Tomasio Rubinshtein's beliefs, thoughts, or feelings. The point of guest posts is to allow a wide range of narratives from a wide range of people. To apply for a guest post of your own, please send your request to mrtomasio@philosocom.com ) (Philosocom's Subcategory Directory on Potential and Hope) (Philosocom's Subcategory Directory on Despair and Surrender) (Background music) Graveyard Serenity: A Series I. The Descent In the dying breath of twilight, a lone figure wandered into the land of stillness. The graveyard stretched vast before her, a kingdom of forgotten whispers . The moonlight dripped like molten silver upon cracked headstones. Each stone bore the weight of memories—lost fragments of dreams, shattered by time's cold embrace. She moved like a shadow, her steps hesitant. It was as though she treaded on the fragile remnants of her own fractured self . Her cloak, dark as obsidian, flowed behind her, its edges brushing against the mossy ground. The air was heavy, laden with the scent of earth and decay, wrapping her in an unyielding shroud of silence. Her gaze fell upon a grave marked with an inscription barely legible. She traced the grooves of the stone with trembling fingers. It read, “Here rests Resilience, weathered and worn.” A flicker of recognition crossed her face—this grave was hers in essence, a fragment of her spirit laid to rest long ago. She shuddered, the weight of her grief surging, a tempest of sorrow threatening to drown her fragile resolve. II. The Crypt Within Beneath her chest lay a crypt, sealed and ancient, its doors forged from the iron of past betrayals. It was a labyrinthine vault of shadows, where fears slithered like vipers. Doubts hung like cobwebs in the corners of her mind. She felt their presence stir, hissing and whispering her failures back to her. In the distance, the faint cry of an owl pierced the stillness. It was a haunting reminder of the solitude she carried within. Her reflection danced in a pool of stagnant water nearby, distorted and grotesque, mirroring the chaos in her soul. Yet her journey through this somber land was not aimless. She sought an answer hidden among the graves , a thread of light woven into the fabric of despair. She moved forward, her fingers brushing against ivy-covered stones. Each one told its own tale of grief and silent endurance. III. The Lingering Struggle The graveyard grew darker, the air thicker, as though time itself conspired to weigh her down. Her mind reeled with images of battles fought in the silence of her own heart. There was no antagonist—only the reflection of her own fears and regrets, twisted into spectral forms that haunted her steps. She paused before a grave, its surface smooth and cold, etched with the words: “Here lies Conviction, faltered but unbroken.” A memory surged forth—a moment when her will had crumbled under the burden of expectations. Yet within that fall, a spark of resilience had ignited. She clutched her chest, feeling the faint ember flicker beneath her ribs. Through the thick fog, she caught glimpses of others—shadows of herself—wandering aimlessly, their forms fragmented and lost. They bore no faces, only masks shaped by pain and sorrow. She reached out, but they dissolved like mist, leaving her fingers grasping at emptiness. A pang of loneliness gripped her, and she stumbled, her knees sinking into the soft earth. “Is there no end to this?” she whispered, her voice breaking against the suffocating silence. But even as she knelt, a faint glow caught her eye. A seedling, tender and green, emerged from the soil near a nameless grave. It swayed gently, as though defying the weight of the graveyard’s despair. Its presence was an anomaly, a defiant beacon of life amidst the decay. IV. The Turning Seed She knelt before the seedling, her heart stirring with a faint curiosity . Its leaves shimmered with dewdrops, reflecting the pale moonlight. The sight filled her with a strange warmth, as though the tiny plant spoke to her in a language of silent resilience. She touched its stem lightly, feeling a pulse of life that resonated deep within her. In that moment, she understood: the graveyard was not merely a place of endings, but a canvas for renewal. The seedling’s roots intertwined with the soil of her buried memories, drawing strength from the very pain she had sought to escape. The voices of doubt hissed louder, warning her of false hope. Yet she stood, her eyes now fixed on the fragile life before her. She whispered a vow to herself, a promise to nurture this seedling within her spirit. V. The Awakening As dawn broke, the graveyard began to transform. The cold, desolate ground softened, and colors began to bleed into the gray. The ivy that once clung lifelessly to the gravestones now blossomed with vibrant flowers. The spectral figures faded, replaced by shimmering silhouettes of light, each one a piece of her reclaimed self. The crypt within her chest creaked, its iron doors slowly parting. From its depths emerged a radiant light, dissolving the shadows that had lurked there for so long. She stood taller, her breath steady, as the weight of her grief lifted. She was no longer a wanderer lost among the graves; she was a caretaker of her own healing. Her gaze swept over the transformed graveyard, now a place of serenity and quiet strength. Each grave no longer marked a loss but a chapter, a step in her journey toward wholeness. The seedling had grown into a small tree, its branches reaching toward the sky as if heralding her rebirth. VI. The Bloom of Serenity The graveyard, once a domain of despair, had become a sanctuary of peace. She walked its paths with newfound purpose, her cloak now a shade lighter, billowing like a gentle breeze. Her heart, no longer a crypt, beat with the rhythm of life restored. “Here lies Growth, eternal and steadfast,” she murmured, gazing at the small tree that stood where the seedling once sprouted. Its roots delved deep, anchoring her spirit to the ground yet allowing her soul to soar. Her steps carried her to the edge of the graveyard, where the first rays of sunlight kissed the earth. She turned back one last time, offering a silent farewell to the shadows that had once consumed her. They were not enemies but teachers, guiding her to this moment of clarity. Epilogue In the distance, the sound of birdsong filled the air, a symphony of life resuming its course. She walked forward, her path no longer obscured by doubt. She carried with her the lessons of the graveyard—the understanding that even in the darkest corners of the soul, seeds of hope could take root and flourish. The journey had not erased her pain, but it had transformed it into something beautiful: a garden of resilience, a sanctuary of serenity. And so, she emerged from the shadows, her spirit alight, her heart a testament to the quiet triumph of life over despair.

(Disclaimer: The guest posts do not necessarily align with Philosocom's manager, Mr. Tomasio Rubinshtein's beliefs, thoughts, or feelings. The point of guest posts is to allow a wide range of narratives from a wide range of people. To apply for a guest post of your own, please send your request to mrtomasio@philosocom.com ) (Philosocom's Directory on Power) (Background music) Introduction In the often-overlooked corners of human existence, where fragility meets fortitude, there lies a profound lesson — that strength often grows from the depths of vulnerability. This article delves into the paradox of personal power, exploring how embracing one's inherent vulnerabilities can lead to untold mastery over life. The philosophy of navigating life’s chaotic whirlwinds through controlled vulnerability is not a widely known path, yet it has shaped some of history’s most resilient and influential individuals. It is a journey that requires both self-discipline and an ability to confront the rawest aspects of one’s being , a dance between the extremes of strength and fragility. In the following sections, we will dissect this philosophical paradox, offering insights into how true mastery can be cultivated by embracing the unpredictable , by finding equilibrium in the midst of chaos. For it is not through avoidance of suffering or fragility that one gains true mastery, but rather through the acceptance and cultivation of these elements into something more powerful than anyone could ever imagine. Part I: Chaos as a Crucible In the grand scheme of human history, those who have achieved true mastery — whether in battle, philosophy, art, or the personal realm — have often done so by existing at the edge of chaos. These individuals did not simply endure adversity; they thrived in it. Chaos, when understood properly, is not merely a destructive force but a crucible for transformation. The analogy of the blacksmith’s forge is fitting: steel, raw and brittle, is thrown into the fire to be purified and shaped into something far stronger and more valuable. So too is the human spirit, when subjected to the fires of hardship, reshaped and reformed. But there is a key element that most people overlook — controlled chaos. True mastery does not arise from blind submission to chaos, but from actively engaging with it, observing its patterns, and allowing it to refine the self. The dance between order and disorder is not only inevitable but necessary for growth. The mastery of life is about understanding this interplay and learning to wield it as a tool for self-empowerment. As we navigate the tumultuous moments in our lives, we can learn to see chaos as a teacher. Instead of resisting or running from it, we must learn to lean into it, observing its lessons and extracting the wisdom hidden within. This philosophy of embracing controlled chaos demands that we hold onto a key trait: flexibility. Mastery comes not in rigid adherence to one path but in the ability to flow through life’s inevitable turbulence. Consider the natural world: rivers that cut through mountains over millennia do so not by force, but by adapting to the contours of the land. Similarly, the human spirit grows stronger by adapting to life’s challenges without losing its essence. Flexibility does not imply weakness; it signifies resilience and strength. Part II: The Power of Vulnerability While many equate strength with stoicism, the greatest warriors of history — both literal and metaphorical — have known that vulnerability is not a weakness but a form of strength in itself . The acceptance of one’s vulnerabilities is not the same as surrendering to them. Instead, it is the acknowledgment of these inherent weaknesses as pieces of the puzzle that make us whole, nuanced, and human. In a world that often values the appearance of invincibility, true power lies in the paradox of vulnerability and strength . One does not diminish the other. Rather, they exist in tandem, like the twin aspects of a coin. By exposing oneself to the rawness of emotions, failures, and imperfections, we begin to see the deeper layers of the human experience. It is through vulnerability that we find the courage to take risks, to grow, and to learn. But to harness vulnerability as a source of power, we must first accept the discomfort that comes with it. This is where many fail. Vulnerability requires courage — the courage to stand in the face of uncertainty and to persist even when the outcome is unclear. To transform this into power, we must learn how to navigate vulnerability with intentionality, using it not as a crutch but as a vehicle for personal growth and transformation. The Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection , offers a profound lesson here. Embracing vulnerability means appreciating the cracks in our armor, understanding that these "flaws" are what make us authentic. By acknowledging and integrating these imperfections, we transform them into unique aspects of our identity . Vulnerability becomes a strength when we stop hiding from it and instead let it illuminate our path. Part III: The Alchemy of Self-Reflection In the quiet moments, when the noise of the outside world recedes, we come face-to-face with our most potent tool: self-reflection . The ability to critically examine one's thoughts, actions, and motivations is perhaps the most underestimated form of power in the modern age. Self-reflection is the philosopher’s stone of personal development — it allows us to transform our weaknesses into strengths, our fears into courage, and our doubts into clarity. However, self-reflection is not a passive activity. It is not enough to simply look inward; one must engage with what is found there. The greatest minds in history understood that the mind is not a fixed entity but a fluid, ever-evolving process. Through careful introspection, we can uncover hidden truths about ourselves, unravel limiting beliefs, and cultivate a deeper understanding of our motivations and desires. This process of self-examination also requires patience and honesty. It demands that we confront the shadows of our psyche, the parts of ourselves we would rather ignore. It is through this confrontation that we gain the insight necessary to evolve. True personal mastery comes not from avoiding or repressing our inner darkness, but from engaging with it, integrating it, and allowing it to inform our choices in a more conscious and intentional way. Consider the metaphor of a mirror. A polished mirror reflects the truth, unclouded by distortion. Similarly, through self-reflection, we polish our inner lens, enabling us to see the world and ourselves with greater clarity. This clarity empowers us to make decisions that align with our true values and aspirations. Part IV: The Dance Between Empowerment and Detachment True power does not come from clinging to external sources or seeking validation from the outside world . It arises from the ability to detach from the fleeting whims of others and to root oneself in an internal source of strength. Empowerment, therefore, is not a result of what we accumulate — it is the result of what we choose to let go of. The art of detachment is central to this philosophy. Detachment does not mean indifference; rather, it is a conscious choice to free oneself from the emotional entanglements that can cloud judgment and hinder personal growth . To be truly empowered, we must learn to detach from the need for external approval, from the weight of societal expectations, and from the chains of our own fears. Empowerment and detachment are not opposites but two sides of the same coin. The more we detach from the transient and external, the more we find ourselves rooted in the timeless and internal. In this space, we are free to act with clarity and purpose, knowing that our strength lies not in what we have but in what we are. Consider the practice of meditation, which teaches us to observe our thoughts without becoming attached to them. In this state of detachment, we gain a sense of inner calm and clarity, enabling us to respond to life’s challenges with grace and composure. Detachment allows us to transcend the ego, which often seeks to control and dominate, and to align ourselves with a deeper, more authentic source of power. Part V: Embracing Life’s Paradoxes Life is full of paradoxes, and the journey to personal mastery requires us to embrace these contradictions . Strength and vulnerability, chaos and order, empowerment and detachment — these dualities are not mutually exclusive but are interwoven into the fabric of existence. By accepting and integrating these paradoxes, we cultivate a more holistic and nuanced understanding of life. The Taoist philosophy of yin and yang beautifully illustrates this idea. Each aspect contains a seed of its opposite, signifying that opposites are interdependent and complementary: To explore the balance of opposites further, read https://www.philosocom.com/post/arguments-against-world-domination . To achieve harmony, we must learn to balance these forces within ourselves, recognizing that both light and shadow are essential for growth. This acceptance of life’s paradoxes also fosters a sense of humility. We come to understand that we are not separate from the greater whole, but part of a dynamic and interconnected web of existence. This realization shifts our focus from control and domination to harmony and collaboration. Conclusion: The Paradox Resolved The journey toward personal mastery is a paradox — strength arises not from invulnerability but from the acceptance of vulnerability; power is cultivated not through resistance to chaos but through engagement with it. It is through self-reflection, detachment, and the courageous acceptance of life’s inherent uncertainties that we unlock our true potential. By embracing the paradox of power and vulnerability, we learn to navigate life’s challenges with grace, resilience, and clarity. In this dance between chaos and order, between strength and vulnerability, we uncover the greatest truth: true mastery is not about controlling life, but about learning to harmonize with it, becoming one with the ever-changing flow of existence. Through this harmonization, we unlock a power far greater than anything we could ever impose from the outside.

(Philosocom's Subcategory on Shallowness) (Philosocom Directory on Work) (Philosocom's Directory on AI) (Philosocom's Directory on Competency) (Philosocom's Disability Directory) Article Summary "Brain rot,", taken in literal form, is a growing concern. This article argues that brain rot is caused by a vast collection of factors, starting from unconscious troubles, stress, addictions, lack of exercise, and many, many more! These many negative factors impair the brain's neuroplasticity, or its ability to adapt and learn—which is crucial for navigating an ever-changing world. The negative implications of brain rot are severe, affecting memory, clarity of thought , physical and mental health, and increasing susceptibility to mental disorders. Of course, negative factors, without positivity to serve their antagonist, encourage a growing trend of negativity. Social media contributes to brain rot by being non-stimulating and manipulative. These platforms nurture a false sense of connection (para-social fallacy) , foster toxicity and drama, and enable these very negative factors without limit or remorse. Ironically, in a brain-rot world, those who withdraw from society may be more competent than those who participate in it. This incompetence may lead to humans being replaced by AI and robots in both the world of business and our personal lives. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of self-development to combat brain rot and achieve personal growth and attract a positive audience (In the world of content creation) . ( Background music) ‘Brain rot’ is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state , especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration”. -- Oxford Do not fall for the programming that says that life is monotonous and that there is only one route, there is so much to live, and so many experiences of wonder waiting for you to go out and discover them! -- Mickey Eilon Introduction A most concerning contemporary phenomenon is something known, in slang form, as "Brain-rot". This term can be taken in many ways , and in this article's case, what we're talking about is the actual, deterioration of the human mind.. The human mind is an essential tool for beings to navigate reality and to understand it in a way that can serve their hopes and dreams, as well as to contribute to their wellbeing. A deteriorated mind, as such, can have a very negative impact on one's ability to conceive reality in a way that can serve their wants and needs. In other words, the human mind is a tool that exists for functional reasons. The more it deteriorates, the less useful a tool it can be for navigating reality. In short, "Brainrot", when taken literally, refers to the growing incompetence of this world's many minds, as a contemporary trend. The Factors of Mental Deterioration In the 21st century, there many, many factors negatively influencing the human mind's ability to develop naturally and in a healthy way. In theory, I can come up with them all should I set my mind to it... Let's see... Unresolved unconscious issues may make the human mind fatigued. Fatigue makes it difficult for people to comprehend reality functionally, and may open them up to traumas more naturally. The lack of healthy relaxation methods , can make the human mind be overburdened with stress. Stress ruins the brain's functioning and of course, deteriorates it. Many addictions can also ruin the brain's natural development, thus deteriorating the power of the brain further. Lack of physical exercise. Lack of rest. Lack of healthy nutrition. Toxic relationships with others. Depression and despair. Harmful learned concepts like: Learned helplessness and dehumanizing behavior from others towards yourself. Failure to learn from mistakes. Failure to unlearn harmful learned concepts. All of these, and in theory far more factors, may harm the brain's neuroplastic potential. The brain's neuroplastic potential exists to make the brain develop and grow from perceived stimulation. It is often very easy to neglect the brain's natural tendencies to re-wire and hardwire itself, simply because such potential is not well-understood by many... The Brain As A Flexible Organ The brain is not a static human organ. Being the most important human organ in the human body, can be attributed to the fact that all bodily functions are a product of many conscious and unconscious mental processes. For example, the beatings of your heart are a product of an unconscious mental process that allows your heart to beat in the first place. By proxy, a damaged brain leads to impaired bodily functions, including the heart. The eastern approach to the human body is Taoistic by nature. The brain is interconnected to all the other organs in the human body. Therefore, by deductive reasoning , taking good care of your brain, can also lead to your own brain, taking better care of your bodily functions. Your brain is often on autopilot, and contains much knowledge that you, the more-conscious self, are not aware of. Your brain, often tries to protect you from harm, while ensuring that your bodily functions are running in the background, as you go about your day, surviving. We are never entirely aware of ourselves, as we have a conscious self and an unconscious self. The origins of all "selves" is within the brain. Much of how and what we see ourselves as, has to do with our brains. Neurodivergent brains necessarily perceive reality differently than most brains, and may experience the same physical impressions, differently than yours. Reality, however, isn't just our impressions, but more than them.. Subjective experience is called qualia. Much of our qualia has to do with our brains, and also with how our brains process the same physical reality. Your brain's neuroplastic potential exists so it could keep learning. Learning, consciously and/or unconsciously, is how your brain adjust itself to what it perceives as reality. The human species endured for thousands of years not because we were stronger than most animals, but because of the very same neuroplastic potential, that allowed us to adapt to new situations and to evolve accordingly to perceived data. In an ever-changing 21st century, your brain's neuroplastic potential is of utmost importance. Discarding and/or not being aware of it, can unnecessarily compromise you on the long run , no matter who you are, and can compromise your individual and more-societal responsibilities. The Implications of Mental Deterioration The long-term implications of mental deterioration, AKA "Brainrot", can be severe, and increase in severity, over time... Brainrot can impair your memory, making very important insights skip your mind. This can, over time, hurt your work performance, as well as your ability to communicate effectively with others. In turn, this increased lack of memory can foster more and more estranged relationships with friends , co-workers, bosses and whoever you designate as your dear ones. Brainrot can diminish your ability to see reality with clarity , and can prevent you from making important logic-based connections on a regular basis. Brainrot can grow your health problems, both physical and mental, given how the mental and the physical are always intertwined within each and every human being. The more stressed you are, the more "rotten" your brain gets. Stress can increase your genetic dispositions to develop certain mental disorders, from generalized anxiety disorder, to bipolar , to narcissistic personality disorder. Much of human suffering , and by proxy, much of the world's problems, can "simply" be attributed to unresolved stress. How to Solve Brainrot Essentially, brainrot can be seen as a product of much unresolved stress, whether that stress is felt or repressed. Stress will prevent your brain from solving its own problems automatically. The more relaxed you are , and the less troubled you are, the more you can allow your brain's "autopilot" mechanisms solve their own problems. Taking regular rest is valuable as resting/napping/sleeping is mainly for the brain's autopilot features, designated to balance itself back from its own regular problems. It is important to identify your own thoughts often, as some of your thoughts might, without your deeper awareness, diminish your brain's natural neuroplastic potential. Then, you need to develop the regular habit of changing these thoughts, to thoughts that can improve your overall wellbeing, and by extension, your brain. Massage your temples regularly. Massage your shoulders regularly. Take the occasional shower and drink lots of water. Water is mainly for the brain after all, given how much your brain needs to supervise your own body... "Laughter is the best medicine". It is important to laugh often, or in other words, it is important to take humor very, very seriously!! Regular exercise will help your body relieve much of its stress by itself. An exercise as "simple" as dancing to music you like , can not only relieve you from stress but also amplify your brain's functions! Listening to music that resonates with you, in many of your daily activities, can improve your cognitive functions even outside of physical exercise. Your brain craves stimulation. The more you stimulate your brain in a way that makes you feel good, and as a way of habit, the more you can recover independently from many of your physical and mental ailments. The first scientist, Aristotle, invented the concept of "Catharsis" . The more you express yourself in artistic ways, such as art and writing, the more you can relieve yourself from much, much of your conscious and unconscious suffering! When working, try moving your belly often to the sounds of music. When you do this creative multitask, you can not only amplify your cognitive functions, but also take care of your stress, AND your digestive system! Develop the occasional habit of patting your belly in a circular motion. The more you do it the more you can take care of your digestive system. Much repressed stress can be found there, in your abdomen, after all. Take the occasional bathroom break to literally relieve yourself of stress. The Relations Between Shallow Content and Brainrot Shallow content can be defined as any piece of media that does not stimulate or challenge your mind. This is why, often, brainrot is often associated with social media. To quote the Irish Musician, Hozier: Social media is an advertisement for the superficial extroverted self. Social media is also a very "good" way to steal away your time , and make you addicted. In fact, one of the most common contemporary addictions nowadays is the social media addiction, very common in younger demographics. I propose the idea that social media makes you addicted on purpose, as a way to engineer your mind towards your own biases. The more you are addicted to social media, the more revenue social media platforms get from advertisements. From a more ethical point of view, social media platforms are manipulative, using your own addictions and biases against you. They take much much of your time, in exchange for ad revenue. While it is your choice to be addicted or not, and while your choice ethically deserves to be respected , your choices are also your responsibility, and ideally, you are responsible for the choices you make. Social media can create in your brain the illusion that you are well-connected. This is known as the para-social fallacy . Illusions/delusions can prevent your brain from navigating reality effectively. Therefore, the mind deserves to be disillusioned, so it can focus on more important tasks, related to your survival and your wellbeing. Social media platforms are notoriously known to be toxic, where users can make massive dramas out of the smallest of miscommunications. Dramas are very stressful for the brain and therefore deserve to be avoided for the sake of one's own wellbeing and mental survival. The Irony of Disability In a Brainrot World What we perceive as disability is not objective! Disability is subjective to the mind and to its external environment. The more rotten a brain gets, the more its cognitive functions are impaired, or, in other words... disabled. This leads to a very ironic world, where it is often the homeless people and eccentric hermits that are more competent than those who find themselves having to cater to their respective societies. This realization can be attributed to the author Edward Gibbon, who remarked: "Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius." The growing rotten brains of workers worldwide create this double-edged uncanny reality, where their own competence is diminished compared to people who purposefully avoid society and social interactions. This is demonstrated in the historic encounter of Alexander the Great and the Greek philosopher Diogenes , who laughed at the great general for needing to conquer the whole world just to be happy. This correlates with the idea that we are slowly getting into a dystopian -like , cyberpunk reality, where the growing incompetence of humans shall deem them "fit" by their corporate overlord s to be replaced by a more competent robotic workforce. Robots/AI can and will replace the standard human labor force and not only in the world of work, but more and more in the world of love and romance, too! Practical Conclusions From the Philosocom Research You have to work on yourself regularly! Not just work at a job, necessarily! By working on yourself I refer to self-development! The more you work on your personal problems, the more you can make something great out of yourself! The more you sort your own problems out, the more you can be competent at attracting the best kind of audience you can ever have!

The Rise of the Philosopher King (Philosocom Writing Directory) (Philosocom's Subcategory on Master Numi) (Philosocom's Directory on Heart) (Philosocom's Directory on Ego Management) The measure of a man is what he does with power -- Plato To live a life of virtue , you have to become consistent, even when it isn't comfortable or easy -- Epictetus The opinion of 10000 men is of no value if none of them knows anything about the subject -- Marcus Aurelius I am, I can, I will, I do. -- Christine D'Ercole (Background music) The learned helplessness of others, And emotional neglection of ex-lovers, Amnesia from saving my dear Numi.... And self-taught mastery in the art of philosophy... This is my "nice", spicy foundation.. A philosopher.... and his virtual nation.. I shall attempt to keep being good... Even if it might shoot me in the foot! I need not for silly democracy, When it crumbles down to corrupt oligarchy.. People and their hubris, Believed they knew me, Most of them are silly.. Their experience utterly fails, While my growing wisdom, often prevails! So I have a world to rectify with my brutal honesty, In my utter lack of modesty... Articles, art and poetry! "Take a seat, young Skywalker!" And in my eyes, they are evil. Yet I refuse falling, To people who behave as if they're civil! With my pain and sorrow, Tom fell, by Tomasio. I will keep working.. Serving for free... My delicious tomatoes! In order to make in this world, The change, Numi wanted to see!

(Philosocom's Subcategory on Master Numi) (Philosocom's Directory on Peace) (Philosocom's Directory On the Virtual Realm) (Subcategory on Flaws) (Subcategory On Memory, Nostalgia and the Unconscious) The Anthem of the Pax Ethica World Peace The temple above us… was the wonder of the ancient world. Bisonopolis shall be the wonder of my world. -- M. Bison (Background music) I'm a moral visionary king on a tower, That granny visioned with her unrelenting power. Her eyes were so advocative, On a vision of her philosophy... An ideal city that is built, In a space of alienating virtuality.. Pax Ethica was her ultimate goal, Her vision... is engrained in my memory.. The joyous light, and the grim dark, I must use very virtuously... Not for corruption or war... But heartfully and honestly... Passionately and relentlessly, In solitude inspire, peace through morality.... The Pax Ethica... The goal of my Rubinshteinic strategy... Her vision you couldn't conceive you couldn't, Her vision I thought conceiving you shouldn't, Too lonely I was, a wise fool ant, Amnesia is recovering, so I must- Her vision you couldn't conceive you couldn't, Her vision I thought conceiving you shouldn't, Too lonely I was, a wise fool ant, Amnesia is recovering, so I must- Inspired by the eerie Bisonopolis, Was and is, this metropolis, Not for power, and not for evil, But for the greater good... To rectify the world, and to inspire, For a better world, I build this empire, Just like the holy city of Jerusalem... A covenant between ideal and the truth... Matters far more than my self lack of ruth... And I only brought strange loyalties, in my lines... I'm a moral visionary king on a tower, That granny visioned with her unrelenting power. Her eyes were so advocative, Inherited by her ultimate apprentice... (This world, makes me so sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick... This world, makes me so sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick...) Visitors flying over fortress' walls, Not understanding my rises and my falls, Genius is often lonely, And is very flawed. Yet it's all of the noise that's yet to come, For a fresher air in many asthmatic lungs.. Self I redeemed, From darkness far away.. (This world, makes me so sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick...) My love is like philosopher's stones... Subverting your very eyes.. (This world, makes me so sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick...) I'm from past only I know, A vision parted down to my mind.. (This world, makes me so sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick...) My love is like philosopher's stones... Subverting your very eyes.. (This world, makes me so sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick-sick...) I must actualize fully, A vision brought only to my mind....

The Rubinshteinic Guide to "Mad Genius" "I find it fascinating that the look often equated with one's own madness is also the look of someone being totally AWARE of the horrors of reality in all of its dark and glorious nature" -- John Duran "You know, appraising is about investigating what something is worth, not assigning new value to it." -- Esoteric Source "Have you forgotten? I do not lie ." -- Esoteric Source (Subcategory Directory on Darkness) (Subcategory Directory on Illusions) (Philosocom's Directory On the Intellect) (Subcategory on Flaws) (Philosocom's Subcategory Directory on Potential and Hope) (Philosocom's Directory on Competency) (Philosocom's Subcategory on Master Numi) (Background music) Introduction I cannot believe in solipsism. I am too aware of the fact I was made and shaped in the image of a flawed mind and being. I thus understand the flaws of everyone and everything, including myself. In order to rectify from the comfort of shadows... understanding flaws of everything, and myself, is imperative. I observe the flaws of the world around me ever since I was a child , and early on, my understanding grew profoundly of the fact that this world is worth forsaking. The Rubinshtenic Comparisons The physical traveler seeks answers without the mind to understand the world's perceived absurdity without traveling. The genius mind sabotages their own progress over "time" , handing out the impression of incompetence , because they see no point catering to a world that understands not what they do. Thus, with perceived carless-ness the genius mind retires early on, while the physical traveler retires only very later in life. In their own self-sabotage of orthodox progression , the genius may already deduce profound insights from the backseat of their own solitude. The genius mind embraces true, fearless nihilism and sees the point of despair, as that which gives them hope for a reality unexplored by the physical traveler. The physical traveler moves according to trends , whether they set it or not, for themselves, without understanding the bigger picture. From the back seat, the genius mind already makes the connections, the deductions , the flaws, the virtues, of many, many possibilities, and comes prepared whenever preparing is needed, as they unexpectedly subvert the physical traveler's understanding... Every... Single... Time. The physical traveler risks their mind and sanity over a future unknown, only to admit ignorance later on. The genius mind understands the future by developing several theory of minds, and avoids most encounters, not out of fear, but out of voluntary despair, and self-sabotage of opportunities. The genius mind embraces a theory of universal ignorance. Within each opportunity, the physical traveler sees not the bigger picture, but ideas and concepts they fail to question nor criticize. In his ruthlessness , the genius mind tackles down all the ideas, all the concepts, to the point the physical traveler's understanding of reality is burdened down. The physical traveler forgets often, and risks themselves of physical injury over many many mis-steps. What they mainly see is a tunnelized version of a metaphysical reality. From the backseat, the genius mind sees the picture from abstract screens, connecting points, drawing parallels, and avoids the world purposefully and ethically. The physical traveler cannot pierce reality beyond their mental cages , very often. The genius mind, in ruthless asceticism , sees reality more and more for what it is, and gives up on most of it, with profound truths they already understand, long-long before the physical traveler. To the physical traveler, the genius mind is a total anomaly they are unable to penetrate. The genius mind penetrates all of the tunnelized concepts with overwhelming, intense mercilessness, in conserved energy they see no point to waste on a reality already deduced by their minds. The physical traveler appears highly competent. The genius mind appears highly incompetent, even mentally handicapped, handing out the impression that they are not reliable sources of understanding in any way, shape or form.... The genius mind enjoys and romanticizes despair, as a key to hope un-explored by a humanity that grows more brain-rotten. That is, despite the fact the genius mind understands reality exists beyond the lens of impressions. The genius is rejected as insane, as mad, with understanding profound to the point of scaring off most folk. The physical traveler may be respected by their peers, but would only understand their profound loneliness, later on in life, and many other things, later on, too. The genius mind retires himself remorselessly. The physical traveler sees the pointlessness of humanity only extremely later. In self-forced anonymity, the genius mind makes the world cater to him, with people few, who are truly capable of conceiving a mind as great as theirs. In self-forced catering, the physical caterer, rots their brain, catering to others, every single day , in a fake, para-social reality that cares not for their loneliness (which they may themselves, may deny). The genius mind challenges not only the perception of others, but also the perception of themselves. The genius mind... tries to understand their own genius, which even they may perceive as utter madness, as utter absurdity... compared to people, highly-regarded for intelligence they do not necessarily posses. The genius mind sees reality as an evolving, multitude of factors , to the point that the physical world and the internal world overwhelms them greatly, unless they are to practice asceticism to be stronger and develop virtue without education. The physical traveler's internal world is far shallower , as they cater to a world that fails understanding them properly. The genius brain's traveling is done from within. The physical traveler's journey is often without, rarely within. The genius brain naturally develops unconventional methods and techniques that remain obscure to physical travelers. Physical travelers tell genius brains things they already know, and then are surprised why the genius brain is unpredictable, but only in their own, tunnelized lens... .... With time, and in my mentally-elder age , I can understand quite well... quite well why this world forsaken the very late master that made me... A genius woman in her own right , which was herself surprised every-time of a world that gradually saw no reason to entertain her mind. Her genius successor observed this as a child, and drew the parallels even back then, just as he does now.... a world still confined to the same corrupt trends that prospered 20 years ago, which only made the world more and more corrupt. Now, I am the Master! Indeed... it is no wonder my late sought her own demise, for that one event that triggered my amnesia in 2007, was not a tunnelized state... No! It was a result of a multitude of factors, as every situation is! And as the physical travelers tell the genius mind things for they have the greater "experience..." ....The genius mind subverts them easily, with a far-more profound, if not overwhelming, overview of all relevant factors. In their decreasing hubris, the physical traveler admits ignorance, admits helplessness, admits defeatism, and the many insights the genius traveler already deduced as a child. The genius mind sees no reason to cater to a world that fails understanding them, as they easily understand the world. The physical traveler sees reason to understand the world because their lack of creativity prevents them from seeing the bigger reality, and the unconventional solutions which the genius minds easily secures as a force of habit. The genius mind utilizes the impression of unreliability for his or her own favor, growing their mental age on purpose with dark reflections and media. The genius mind uses darkness for the greater good , and despair for greater hope. The physical traveler fails seeing the interplay of all these values and concepts, and only starts to appreciate the genius for the genius he is, extremely later on. ...That is while the genius mind is seen as the ignorant one, and already knows this, and uses such ignorance as good reason to forsake and discard disabling normalcy , in order to do not what the world wants, but what they want. In their external despair, the genius brain finds great hope in an entrapped freedom which only later retirees get. The genius brain subverts this world, grows himself with innate understanding of many things, which lay beyond the physical traveler's conception... The genius brain accepts death for death is inevitable , unless he or she refuses to give up just yet. The physical traveler sees death as unfortunate and mourns their dear ones, a departure the genius has already foreseen in their mysterious understanding. The genius brain is seen as the villain as the many good things they did, they see no reason to boast about. The norms do not matter to them beyond the necessary evil of survival and expression. The physical traveler thinks norms are reliable and live in a matrix of their own making as a self-coping mechanism, made to deny their confrontations with the monsters, lurking deep within them. ...While the genius brain already deduced that the universe is a consciousness , and in ruthless dark training, unseen by anyone but themselves, sees reality for the inverted interplay that it is. The genius brain masters philosophy , thus masters many other fields in life, while still handing out the impression of incompetence. The physical traveler masters a profession to retire later on in life, while the genius brain already retired himself on purpose. For the physical traveler, partaking is how they understand. For the genius mind, it often takes a small situation to evaluate profound insights and the drawing of accurate parallels between several factors at the same time. For the physical traveler, this is unpredictable and overwhelming. For the genius mind.... It was Tuesday. The genius mind appears antagonistic and repels by existing. The physical traveler fails developing boundaries, thus is opened to excessive vulnerability by a world that easily sees their mind... The physical traveler rarely sees their own mind, and the mind of others, better than their own mind. Simple minds understand each other simply. There's direct, effective depth in simplicity. The genius mind is seen as one unable to develop theory of minds... While the genius mind does just that, because for him this is Tuesday. Many geniuses may draw wisdom from within themselves to apply into the world above them. Many sages did so, like Socrates, a "mere" stonemason. The genius mind may, with disciplined advance , tackle the same challenge for a whole day. The physical traveler may utilize their own learned helplessness to avoid tackling challenges, while the genius mind may tackle several challenges at once as a force of habit. The genius mind doesn't care about the cracks of the physical traveler's perceived "understanding", and just keeps on cracking, leading to cognitive dissonance in the physical traveler's brain.... How is the physical traveler's understanding, with all years of experience, fails easily compared to a genius whose "madness" is only perceived... (As anything else by the physical traveler?) For the genius brain, internal explorations are necessary and imperative to draw out profound conclusions on reality, for they all ready understand, intuitively, interconnectivity and interplay between several factors... with themselves being one of them. Their detachment is because they see no point to partake normally, when the norms failed something deep within their normally-sensitive origins. The Enemy The norms compelled people to forsake my master in their natural tendency to foster and encourage learned helplessness. The norms are the main problem detected. The norms are the problem which I shall be remorselessly eliminating for the rest of my life, as a result. And I only seek to do it with the power of philosophy. The Failure to Conceive I cannot believe in solipsism. I may only appear a solipsist, a narcissist, and an egoist, despite my free contributions to this world. Only minds capable of understanding, will understand and respect from afar. Lesser minds will laugh and go away. Lesser minds, in option 2, will justify their own learned helplessness, to avoid. Lesser minds, will avoid either way. Superior minds understand their minds are the enemy within. Superior minds shall therefore challenge their own mind to challenge the very world they are stored in, with no escape. Superior minds are not mad. Superior minds do unconventional things without care , and hand out the impression they are dependent more than they actually are. While they are the ones whose understanding increases.... Every, Single, Time. The Extra Comparsion The superior mind will reduce everything to data to re-engineer their brain in a way that makes their own internal reality bear-able, and still avoid the world. The physical traveler would just watch what is forever sealed away from their conventional understanding, as the superior mind will draw out profound conclusions to each reply they receive from the other person. The other person, with years of experience, would understand overtime just how weak they really are in their understanding, the less and less of an ego they have. The superior mind, like a turtle, would appear slow and retarded, while they are the strongest in all things unconventional, and with whatever they decide to set their eyes on. The superior mind accept their fate peacefully, with this appearing foolish. The physical traveler would be terrified of endings already predicted by the genius brain. People don't approach the genius brain. Physical travelers reach other physical travelers with no question. The genius brain is the one handing out the permission to be addressed, with their choice being so powerful, they may end up alone either way, in a world that fails conceiving them.... ...While the genius conceives the world well in a regulated, regimented, militarized and industrialized habit. The Embraced Identity I am Master Numi's Ultimate Soldier. I care not for this world, but for a world of her own design, passed unto me , after we watched the greatest speech in cinematic history , in March 8th, 2003. Not for power, not for evil but for good. Passively, as I rest and live my own life, through the growing understanding and acceptance of readership.... And as she deduced herself... in 2003... "Rubinshtein shall be the first that will march, and tackle every problem , every issue, until the very planet is at the grip of the Pax Ethica, and the world shall bow down to my vision in humble gratitude ". Identity as Application In her learned helplessness, she couldn't rectify the world. She needed me. And in her departure from this mortal realm.... she needs me the most to carry such a commandment out.... ...As world rectification. ...And in my perceived incompetence... I march forward with theory of minds failed on me.... But, succeeding on you. And all I want to do, is to rectify the world, as she asked of me. I respect her wishes, in the form of what to be the greatest philosophy blog in this century. I long for a past long gone, not. Manipulation thus is irrelevant when my very own ulterior motive is not even ulterior, but clear as day. If thou seeks to volunteer, seek my mail... Mrtomasio@philosocom.com I forsake much of this world.... for the world has forsaken her. "The World" goes for those who see compassion and caring for each other as a sign of pity, not strength, and escapism from ethical conduct as objectively good. "The World" has forsaken Ester Clara Drucker Novodvorski. Rest in peace. I refuse avenging you . I prefer helping this world instead.

(Disclaimer: The guest posts do not necessarily align with Philosocom's manager, Mr. Tomasio Rubinshtein's beliefs, thoughts, or feelings. The point of guest posts is to allow a wide range of narratives from a wide range of people. To apply for a guest post of your own, please send your request to mrtomasio@philosocom.com ) (Background music) (Philosophy of Names Directory) (Philosocom's Subcategory on Autism) ****************************** Article Synopsis by Mr. M. Svartgold For women, adopting their husband's surname upon marriage is a traditional custom. However, traditional gender roles can be problematic for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Individuals with ASD often grapple with identity formation and social expectations.  The pressure to conform to societal norms , such as changing one's name, can be particularly challenging for those who struggle with authenticity and honesty.   Moreover, the underlying assumption that individuals can easily alter their behavior to fit societal standards ignores the complexities of conditions like autism, which makes such things difficult for many of autistic people. Some individuals with ASD may adopt coping mechanisms such as self-victimization, social isolation, or creating anxiety with identity, as they struggle to manage societal pressures. These strategies can be seen as attempts to protect oneself from rejection and discrimination because of who someone is.   The experience of feeling disconnected from one's given name and the struggle to meet societal expectations of normalcy can lead to a profound sense of alienation from the self and from the world at large. Ultimately, this text suggests that societal conformity can be particularly harmful to individuals with ASD, who may feel compelled to repress their authentic selves, just to not feel like outsiders. However, this doesn't seem to work in autistic people, as at least evident in Ms. Panama Dusa's example. “You can't change your name to someone else's and then call it your own,” my teenage son said to me in the car on our way to get my new license with a change of name. “But that's what most women do,” I said. I had to convince him that it's normal and customary for women to change their name. “We change our name after marriage so what's the difference if I choose my own new name after divorce?” He was shocked. “I'd never change my name,” he scoffed. He also says that he'll never get divorced after he gets married. “What makes you so sure that you'd never want to change your name?” I asked. “Because I'm not a coward ,” he answered flatly. “No offense,” he added with genuine pity. Truth hurts but only when you refuse to accept it. But, truth can sometimes do more harm than good and that's when it's alright to lie a little. The lies that we tell ourselves are secrets that we keep hidden from everybody except for those who we wish to be close enough with so that we can be honest about ourselves. Nobody's perfect, especially not the autistic outsiders and social outcasts. Being social requires us to lie a little because you have to consider others and how they feel about us, how we make them feel, etc., There are some feelings that are innate and no matter how hard you try to be pleasant and nice, people see through it and they often mistake it as malicious intent. When you're “different” in an autistic way , people wonder about you. Genetic discrimination is so instinctive that it feels like truth and there's no overriding instinctive fears without conscious effort. “Others” that are “different” are sensed as invaders. Truisms about territory rights and outside invasion conjure up fear and disgust, rallies mob mentality , and is the root of discrimination and victim selection. I felt like I was on a wanted poster with a bounty over my head. If you feel something so strongly about something or someone, then it must be true; or it could just be an instinctive delusion that's hard to break. Perhaps my fears about being seen as an inferior subhuman were unwarranted At the core of my existence, for the most part of my life, lay a relentless sense of invalidation, an unsettling feeling that permeated every aspect of my life, including my very identity. Up until I became a mother, I never felt completely at home anywhere unless I was by myself. The change from being a lone wanderer to a real person who was needed to be in one place and to be valid as well as respected (not just put on an appearance of what I was supposed to look like in order to get by) was a transformational stage in the development of my new identity. Growing up in Chicago as an Irish Catholic and having the surname "Contreras" was an anomaly. Back then, cultural diversity hadn't yet become widely accepted, leaving me feeling out of place in a world where my name didn't fit the mold of my surroundings. When you're a quarter Mexican and a quarter of this and that, fractions of too many cultures leave you with generic debris. My parents, identifying as white, inadvertently urged me to embrace a different identity when it suited me, advising me to label myself as "Hispanic" only for bureaucratic purposes such as obtaining school loans. This dichotomy between what I was told and what I felt sowed seeds of confusion and inadequacy within me. My name never felt like I owned it, but rather it was something I borrowed or was given out of obligation. Once I became married my name would change and this is something that females understand as children -- we don't own ourselves. Some make a choice to keep their name, but I didn't want to be one of those “difficult” feminists. Again, the reflex to want to be normal and accepted would override my desire for independence and individuality. I believed back then that it was better to be who others wanted me to be than to try to go against the grain and be different. I was always “different” but could mask well enough for the most part. This acting ability was both a blessing and a curse. In pursuit of conformity, I attempted to alter my appearance -- dyeing my hair and applying products that promised a transformation akin to the idols I admired. Ironically, the clown-like antics garnered me unexpected social validation, reinforcing the notion that conformity equated to approval. The pivotal moment arrived when I took control, shedding the names imposed upon me and crafting my own identity. "Michelle" remained, but "Panama Dusa" emerged—a deliberate choice to assert strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Choosing a name infused with symbolism, "Panama Dusa," a nod to Medusa and the resilience she embodies, served as a declaration of independence from manipulative forces that once held sway over my life. Pan, the deity of the forest , became a guiding influence—an embodiment of liberation and the dissolution of ego, contrasting the traditional teachings of salvation. This newfound understanding liberated me from the constraints of seeking external salvation and emphasized the importance of self-reliance and fortitude. In adopting this new name, I embarked on a journey to embrace strength, echoing the transformation of Medusa into a revered deity, an allegory of triumph over adversity and societal constraints. While "Michelle" is still my first name, "Panama" is my new middle name. Michelle is of “St. Michael” and “Panama Dusa” embodies the warrior within—an emblem of my resilience and newfound purpose. For me, "Dusa" not only signifies joy but also serves as a reminder that, like a card game, life presents itself as both the beginning and the end, an evidence to the unpredictable nature of fate and the power of choice. Names offer identity through ownership. In other words, our name is our territory, our home if you will. I haven't felt at home anywhere in a long time and I think it's because I didn't feel as if I owned myself, but rather I was always someone else's property. Always the outsider, the lack of territory that I could call my own caused Identity Anxiety. Robert Ardrey , author of “ The Territorial Imperative ” believed that Deterritorialization is the root of behavioral issues such as depression and anxiety. I call it the “ Outsider Syndrome ” that makes us feel vulnerable and more easily taken advantage of. Outsider Syndrome is characterized by a sense of social isolation, being misunderstood and unable to relate to others, uncomfortable in one's own skin, and anxiety about being judged for fear of being shunned and rejected. Medusa and Pan are outsiders who I deeply admire and feel a sense of connection to, like they're part of my ancestral soul family. St. Michael is a demon slayer. I may not have a lot of support out there, but in my name I have the support of the most powerful divine friends and family. If identity is an imaginary construct , and names are arbitrary words, then your name can be Hitler or Snoopy and it wouldn't matter. But names do matter. They should matter. Names are important because we are important. When people tell you that you don't matter then it feels like your name shouldn't matter either. Creating a new name for yourself is like being born again but this time you weren't conceived by accident or without purpose, you are born a new by choice. Mr. Nathan Lasher's Feedback We are going to talk about the concept of “perfect”. Isn’t perfect nothing more than a way to express enjoyment for the states which things currently are in? Everyone has different definitions as to what perfect is. I define perfect as a state of balanced equilibrium. Perfect. to me is a sense of non-duality which means I feel interconnectedness with everything . To me, the opposite of perfect is not feeling connected to something. When I can’t feel that it is when things aren’t in perfect form. Perfect, as with beauty , is in the eyes of the beholder. Perfect, therefore, can be neither true nor false. It is nothing but a descriptive word used to describe someone's feelings towards the particular state something is in.  When you break down the semantics you realize that perfect is nothing more than an emotion. Emotions are tools we should use but which we would never let ourselves use. Think about it though. Does perfect not describe how you feel about something? I'm puzzled why people try to use it as an absolute objective concept. There is the fallacy of people thinking things are of a certain quality if they are referred to as perfect.  As far as I am concerned there really isn’t much in a name. I only see people as individuals and not names. The only use a name is of to me is to signify who it is I am trying to talk to. Names signify ownership in things. Ownership has a non-duality-like effect. Look at it from the other side: Name can be used to determine status, as in adding "doctor" to your name. It can cause financial activity in your name. It can sign contracts. A name has more power then one might think.

(Philosocom's Directory on Honesty and Truth) Articles on illusions: ( https://www.philosocom.com/post/the-two-types-of-illusions https://www.philosocom.com/post/system-of-illusion-reality-as-application-by-igal-shenderey https://www.philosocom.com/post/existence-as-multi-layered https://www.philosocom.com/post/the-mind-and-the-mental-dimension https://www.philosocom.com/post/daniel-dennett-s-philosophy-exploring-consciousness-evolution-and-the-mind-by-mr-j-igwe-mr-e The Undead and the Examination of Life -- The Dark Side of Enlightenment Philosophy and Blades -- A Critique of "System of Illusion -- Reality as Application" -- How Philosophy Can Set One Free How Philosophy Complements Sanity and Can Heal You https://www.philosocom.com/post/life-tests-and-solitude https://www.philosocom.com/post/chronic-chronicles-exploring-the-metaphysical-entity-within-the-brain-by-mr-nathan-lasher https://www.philosocom.com/post/mad-genius ) (Background music) *********************** With this, one can, on the regular, be Distinguishing truth from illusion with this insightful guide.... Introduction: Separating Truth from Illusion Our world is filled with experiences of many kinds , but how can we distinguish between what's truly there and what's merely an illusion? Let's explore some ways to separate truth from deception. Hunger and the Reality of Food:   Hunger isn't just a feeling of emptiness. It comes with physical sensations like stomach growls or increased energy expenditure. These bodily signals indicate a real need , and food fulfills that need. When you eat real food, the hunger aches become tame, demonstrating the existence of a physical world outside our minds. We can't simply "eat" illusions to satisfy hunger, highlighting the clear distinction between real nourishment and mere products of our imagination. Music: Real Vibrations vs. Imagined Melodies:  While we can create melodies in our minds, real music involves vibrations traveling through the air. Our ears pick up these vibrations as sound. Even recorded music relies on capturing real vibrations from instruments or voices. Illusory music, on the other hand, lacks this physical aspect. We can imagine a beautiful melody, but it won't create the same auditory experience as a real song playing in the room. In my research I found the exception in the embodiment of those with Musical Ear Syndrome. People: Interaction Separates Reality from Screen Illusions: The figures you see using deepfake technology may be incredibly lifelike, but they lack the key element of real people: interaction. Real people can respond to our actions and vice versa. Our relationships with humans can be deeper and more complex than ones we might have with A.I. We can have conversations, share experiences, and even physically interact with humans. This two-way interaction distinguishes real people from illusions. Characters or virtual entities on the screen can't respond to your questions with much emotional depth as a human can. True empathy is how we are reminded we are not alone , entirely imprisoned in our minds. The Complexity of Social Constructs:  Defining large social concepts like "togetherness" and "society" is more complex. They might be abstract ideas built upon real interactions between individuals. A group of friends sharing a laugh might embody "togetherness," even though "togetherness" itself isn't a physical object. This disproves the notion of physicalism being true, as reality is multi-layered. Critical Thinking Tips for Unveiling Reality: Here are some questions you can apply to anything to develop a deeper understanding of what's real and what's illusion: Does it interact with the physical world in a way that can be measured or observed? Can I and/or others influence it, or does it remain entirely independent of my thoughts? Does it fulfill a need or any other functionality independent of my own perception? By using these questions, we can become more discerning navigators of our own experiences, separating the true from the illusory. What Makes Something Real? The nature of reality has been a topic of philosophical debate for millennia. But in our everyday lives, we make distinctions between what's real and what's not. Let's explore what separates something truly existing from a mere illusion. The Hallmarks of (Physical) Reality Scientifically Grounded:  Real things adhere to the established laws of physics and chemistry. They can't defy gravity or exist in a way that contradicts these fundamental principles. Imagine a fictional character walking on air; that's a giveaway that the environment isn't real, but mere animation. Animation is based on optical illusion. Video games are basically interactive animation. Measurable:   Reality is quantifiable. We can measure real objects in terms of size, weight, temperature, or other relevant properties. Even more-abstract concepts like time have measurable units. And time depends on one's location in space. Material Composition:  Everything real is built from something. Physical objects consist of atoms and molecules arranged in specific ways. Even light, a form of energy , behaves according to predictable physical principles. Durability:  Real things persist even when not observed. A table remains a table whether someone is looking at it or not. Illusions, on the other hand, vanish when the observer's attention is withdrawn. All illusions are primarily, if not entirely, mental constructs, whether individual or shared. The World of Illusions Illusions exist within the realm of perception and consciousness. They are not independent of the mind that creates them. Here's what sets them apart from reality: Non-physical:  Illusions don't follow the laws of physics. They can be fantastical or defy logic. They are most deceiving when they manifest in hallucinations. But with logic their physicality can be disproven. Unscientific:  By definition, illusions can't be studied by scientific methods as they don't exist in the physical world. Science applies only to the concrete. Philosophy's there to discern the abstract from the delusion. Subjective:  Illusions are unique to the perceiver. All illusions are based on perception While subjectivity deserves redemption , perception alone does not entirely base reality, let alone, manifests it. The Bridge Between Illusion and Reality However, the line between illusion and reality isn't always clear-cut. Human creativity allows us to capture illusions in a tangible form. Art and Writing:  Paintings and stories , for example, give form to the artist's imagination. These creations become a bridge, taking something that originated within the mind and presenting it in the real world. Furthermore, it's possible to learn from fiction. Social Interactions:  Our social interactions can also be seen as a blend of reality and perception. We project our own interpretations onto others, creating a unique version of the interaction in our minds. Being illusions, we act upon our impressions of the other person, whether or not we bother to question ourselves. Understanding the distinction between reality and illusion helps us navigate the world more effectively. It allows us to differentiate between objective facts and subjective experiences. After all, a good part of living a fulfilling life involves engaging with both -- using our subjective experience to live the life we want to love! Unveiling Reality Through Lineage (Part 1) Our consciousness is a powerful tool for creating "worlds" of immersive experiences. However, it can't conjure biological beings from thin air. This begs the question: how can we be sure the people we interact with are real and not mere projections of our minds? The answer lies in the undeniable chain reaction of physical and biological processes that lead to our existence. Physical/Biological/Mechanical Chain Reactions:  Every living being, including you ( assuming you're biological ), is a product of a biological chain reaction. This chain can involve: Reproduction:  Most commonly, one biological being gives rise to another. Your existence is a testament to this process, whether through parents or another form of biological creation. Scientific Processes:   Perhaps your existence stemmed from advanced scientific procedures. Even in this scenario, the scientists who created you were real people, who existed before you even perceived them. Non-Organic Origins:  Even if your lineage involves non-organic machines, those machines were ultimately built independently of your perception. Whether these machines are capable of self replication is irrelevant of your former inability to perceive creators of any kind. In all these scenarios, the chain of events leading to your existence involved real entities, not illusions of them. While Judaism claims we chose to be born in this world, it's quite hard to prove it, isn't it? The Dependence of Illusions:  Illusions, by their very nature, lack independent existence. They are products of a mind, existing only within its framework. They can't independently create physical beings. Their influence is always by proxy -- through our actions, and through our tendency to submit to their rule. Cultivating inner strength is how we can be less tempted to act upon unchecked, unverified illusion, perceived as fact by confirmation bias. Unveiling Our Heritage:  Because independent illusions can't create physical entities, your existence proves the existence of those who came before you. Whether it's your parents, scientists, or engineers, you are a product of a real, physical chain of events. Through this lineage, you can demonstrably prove the existence of at least your immediate ancestors and, by extension, an entire chain of real beings stretching back through time. I did not need to perceive my distant ancestors, for them to exist. Therefore, much of reality existed, exists and will exist without regard to our perceptions, to our beliefs, and to our emotions. It is therefore unrealistic to expect the larger reality to care for you, leading to alienation. Alienation is there as a reminder that our true selves, those who reflect on the world, do not matter as much as the world itself does. To whom? To the vast majority of all living organisms, of course. This approach provides a unique perspective on the question of reality. By examining the physical and biological processes that must have occurred for us to exist, we can be more confident in the reality of ourselves and the world around us. Unveiling Reality Through Lineage (Part 2: The Genealogical Claim) Have you ever wondered if the people you interact with are truly real? While consciousness can create illusions, a closer look at our shared ancestry reveals a powerful argument for the existence of others. This line of reasoning is what I call the Genealogical Claim. A Web of Connections:  The Genealogical Claim presents the intricate, subtle interconnectedness of humanity. Each person, including you, is a product of a long chain of ancestors stretching back through countless generations. This chain links you not only to your immediate family but potentially to historical figures like Genghis Khan, who is believed to have a significant number of descendants alive today. The Power of Probability:  Even if any given individual seems like a distant stranger, the vast number of people who have lived throughout history increases the probability that some connection exists between us all. It might be a faint link, but it's a link nonetheless. The Genealogical Claim offers a unique perspective on the question of reality. By acknowledging our shared ancestry, we can appreciate the very real connections that bind us all, even seemingly distant individuals, independent of our assumptions towards reality. This shared lineage serves as a reminder that the people around us are not mere figments of our imagination, but products of a continuous, logical and historical chain of countless events, unfolding into the present moment. This Claim also proves that logic is not entirely a human construct, as the chains of history are based on logic, AKA, on cause and effect. Certain people meet, therefore, they may eventually give birth to someone new. The universe is not entirely absurd, but a product of a real chain of logic, traceable through evidence. This shows that logic is also part of reality , and therefore, by studying logic, we can get a better grip on reality.

(Philosocom's Subcategory On the Past) (Philosocom's Subcategory On Fatigue and Exhaustion) (Subcategory Directory on Darkness) Article Synopsis by Mr. O. C. Isaac The article "A Return to the Dark Past: A Personal Exploration of Fatigue and Hopelessness -- How I Overcame Both" is a deeply personal and introspective exploration of Mr. Tomasio's journey through fatigue, hopelessness, and the eventual path to overcoming these struggles. It is structured in a way that guides the reader through the emotional landscape of Mr. Tomasio's experiences, using vivid imagery and relatable metaphors to convey complex feelings and thoughts. The article is rich with emotional depth and raw honesty, allowing readers to empathize with the author's journey. The use of metaphors and imagery, particularly the comparison to the "Metallic Madness" level from a video game , provides a tangible and relatable way to understand the author's internal state and the consequences of their choices. The well-structured narrative helps maintain the reader's interest and provides a logical flow to the narrative. This invites readers to ponder similar questions about fate, choices, and personal responsibility. Despite the exploration of dark and challenging themes, the article ultimately conveys a message of resilience and hope. The author's determination to seek victory and create a better future is inspiring, providing a sense of closure and optimism. ********** (Background music) We don't stay in the dark because our lives are too important to us. -- Mickey Eilon Part I: A Metallic Life and Future I've been haunted by the concept of choices, and the nature of the inevitable,  ever since I was a child, as I made thought experiments regarding alternative realities. I was surprised to see how the same choices I made only lead to the intensity of similar outcomes. As such, I needed to change myself, which I did. The future is necessarily a product of the past and the present. Should we make the same awful decisions, we will become like that base. Cracked, broken, functional, perhaps, but unstable. Sunday Blues It was Sunday, late morning. I've being listening to a track I really like from a very old video game. The track is called " Metallic Madness Bad Future (JP version) ". The game itself is simple to explain. A time traveling game where your actions can lead to different timelines, either good or bad, from either the past or future. The Madness of Dystopia "Metallic Madness" is the final level of that game, meaning that even if you'll finish the game, you will still have a bad ending, if you made the decisions that caused you to be in a dystopian future. It is a mechanical base that seems to be the unrelenting product of Dr. Eggman's whole genius. The description of the dystopian future version of it, is as follows: In the bad future, Metallic Madness appears foreboding and in a state of great decay, as if it has been abandoned for years. The machinery and surrounding walls and flooring have a rusted brownish-green hue to them, with a pitch black background illuminated with multi-colored mechanical pillars and countless computer consoles . Though functional, many of the surrounding mechanisms -- if not the entire base itself -- appears cracked, broken, and desperately clinging onto whatever electrical power it can, as if in danger of shutting down at any time. "Metallic Madness Bad Future" pulsed through the speakers of my computer. It symbolized my deepest fears, of being alone enough, to be forgotten by history . It was a soundtrack to a life derailed by my former desire to mask who I really am, in order to please others. Interesting enough, the level's song, "Metallic Madness “B” mix" , sang by an unknown entity, either by the genius or by his mentally unstable robot, Metal Sonic. The song explores themes of powerlessness,  despair , and a preordained fate, otherwise known as an inevitable possibility. It triggers feelings of helplessness and dread. The industrial soundscape creates a sense of alienation and impending doom. Listening to this, I find myself quite contemplative when listening to this song. It makes me feel melancholic, knowing that my future might as well be sealed. Despite The Tyranny of Circumstance I largely quarantine myself, for I lack energies to show emotional empathy , so others wouldn't suffer by their own ignorant expectations. Yet, I choose to live on, despite these exhaustions telling me I have no reason to move on, to focus on Philosocom relentlessly , to endure, and to live despite the struggle. No. I seek victory, and I seek it with emotionless passion. And I seek it for you. I seek a good future, a better future. Part II: Shame, a Years-Long Companion The B Mix song mocked me, as I viewed it. "You can't do anything, so don't even try. Get some help," resonated with a horrifying truth.  My overestimated potential, fueled by ambition and intellect, had been choked by my former self and its many weaknesses.  I n order to continue help others , which brings me the most meaning in this devoid reality, I had to regard my former quest for absolute peace, a great liability. For my increasing ineptitude, I turned a broken man, whose promised future got away from him. A future I earned access to, and then lost.  Part III: An Alternative Good Future Yet, a flicker of defiance to "my fate" remained. Maybe amidst the melancholic melody, there was a chance to rewrite a different kind of future, not for myself, but for those who resonated with my struggle. The "Bad Future" might be set in stone, but the power of shared experiences, of offering solace and understanding, could spark a new kind of legacy, either way. For we may seek a better life, a better world. “Birds of the same feathers flock together for their innate need for seed.” -- Seneca Final Words: Navigating a Dark World It seems that some conditions in life were inevitable, all because I was born. My genetics, my autism, and the gloomiest of them all – my high inclination to fatigue. All in their own way made me an outcast, a recluse and a minority in this world. As such, If society condemns those who don't follow the script, why should I cooperate with it? The fact that most of us are social creatures and operate according to a set of norms I am unaware of, frustrates me. It's like trying to decipher a language with no dictionary. The naturally asocial will suffer accordingly. Yet, I'm not an alien, and I'm not from another world. I am a human being. A human who is I programmed to endure. People can leave me if they want, and I will live either way. The societal script programs to adore those who resonate with us and reject those who don't. Should I ever find a way to connect and be understood, when the world will see the person beneath the "perceived alien-hood". Beyond the demographics, and beyond identity politics. A better future, where the world is less grim, can stem from finding a way to bridge the gap between humanity' inner worlds. It is done by letting people finding their place a society that seems to have forgotten the meaning of accepting those who failed resonating with others. As such, I support building a better world upon the former's ashen foundations.

(Article on alienation) (Philosocom's Subcategory on Aliens and Outer Space) Our bigotry is revealed in its blindness to the suffering of the other. -- Mark Bloom (Background music) Alien Nation Few are the people, at most, Who care for you on the personal level. Say to people that you're sad, And they'll either inquire more or give you a day off. Say to them that you're deeply struggling, And they will give up on responsibility. Disassociate, So their name won't be stained; Your life is less important, Than one's own reputation. Should someone greatly suffer alone in the city, Most chances even their closest neighbors will not care. Do you know how many people go a realm far beyond here? Without the media reporting them clear? I don't know, either, Their writer's voice only they hear. I refuse to live in such a world, That does not care for you personally, And does not care if you'll die, Beyond them feeling a bit sad, and then bye. The personal aspect of the self, Should be welcomed with opened arms, So you will know That you're more than just a brick in a wall. People should feel comfortable, Expressing themselves fully, Should they wish to do so, To anyone they wish, heartfully. It is the key, To combat alienation, By convincing others, That there is no fault, In genuine care. If people are struggling deeply, They should not mask their moan. If an illness bothers them at work, Yes, even a mental one, They should not lie low like a monk, In this hypocritical Theatre of life. We should not pretend, For pretense not only offs empathy, But also, one's desire, To actually want to be a part of society, Beyond making a living for one. A sense of community , Should be attained, Even in the metropolitan, corporate world . Or else, People will succumb to dark-full-ness, Not necessarily out of loneliness, But out of the feeling of General insignificance.

(Background music) "Asking 'what do we know for sure' challenges every myth." -- Mark Bloom Introduction Acceptance is imperative to understanding reality , if we use those words synonymously. However, like a double-edged sword, it can blind us at the same time from trying to improve our understanding. If we simply accept notions at face value and do not bother to contemplate on their existence, then we might find ourselves deluded by our own lack of thinking. And even to think "properly," a.k.a. to be aware of your own fallacies , is something that might require a deeper awareness and curiosity. If we do not recognize or accept the flaws in our thinking, especially our biases , then we might delude ourselves even further. Thus is the truth: Something that isn't necessarily as clear as the light of day. Without being skeptical on many levels, it might stay away from us. After all, some notions are not as they seem. Further inquiry might be necessary. The Ninja Delusion Have you heard of the ninja delusion? That is such an analogy as to how many of us might just accept things as "fact" with little to no question. To better understand reality, we should realize that not only one side is to be accepted . Other points of view must be tolerated in case we are wrong. Likewise, to avoid criticism entirely is a sure path to delusion, or the belief that we know what we do not. In that sense, many of us are delusional or certain about knowledge that is not tested for its worth. Ninjas are seen by many as silent, cold-hearted assassins and expert fighters. Some may even believe they had or have mystical powers, learned through esoteric scrolls in their secret societies . However, the reality is that ninjas were not the mysterious, supernatural beings that they are often portrayed as. They were simply skilled warriors who used stealth and deception to achieve their goals. The ninja myth is a reminder that we should not accept everything we hear or read at face value. We should always be skeptical and question everything, especially when it comes to things that we do not know much about. Have you asked yourselves if that is indeed the truth about ninjas historically? This article will try to be more factual, and I have added links to some videos for you to watch. People criticize the idea of the ninja, or the shinobi, as a romanticized falsehood . We might be deluded by the media into believing they are accurate. I still think it is dumb to depend on fiction for a representation and teacher of reality. Reality can be studied directly. Why would it require representation? I'm not sure. For greater wisdom? Most likely, but wisdom and concrete facts are not the same. Some people claim that ninjas were nothing more than military spies, mercenary assassins, and saboteurs. Operatives who worked in espionage and counterintelligence could, in fact, be anyone. By the way, it's called hiding in plain sight. I am not even sure if ninjas exist today as they might have before. Therefore, if they're right, then the idea of silent, heavily disciplined, masked men and women might have been nothing more than a fantasy. A fantasy many were deluded by popular culture to believe was reality. The "ninja" we may believe existed could have been just everyday people with a particular set of work skills, just like with any worker. Critics of the myth also claim that there isn't really any historical evidence for these spies being extremely powerful as well. However, commenters can argue that maybe it was because they were so good at their job that no evidence was left when they assassinated. However, evidence can be destroyed before discovery, or even fabricated. Amusing, isn't it? A lack of historical evidence fills in the shoes of historical evidence. I don't know; perhaps they are right. I'm trying to keep an open mind. A counterpoint can lead to opposite conclusions, either way. Another thing that is amusing is how romanticizing falsehoods gives them a demand for consumption. Some people might claim that they wish to steer clear of delusions, only to fall victim to them due to their lack of skepticism. Hence the expression: "Wearing blinders". By "romanticizing," I refer to their biased glorification that exceeds feelings of doubt. I'm not saying that ninjas didn't exist at all. By "myth," I refer to our misconceptions of them. By this reasoning, I think they weren't really unique, because the work they did was in demand in every other country and/or society. It's unreasonable to think that only Japan had use for espionage , planting misinformation, and so on . These functions are still in demand as long as they're needed (anyone can be a spy, and they're still useful to this date). By the way, there might be people who pretend to be ninjas but are not. I am referring to people who claim to have extraordinary abilities, such as teleportation, the ability to float above ground, and even the ability to cause massive damage with the touch of a finger or slap. I will link another video for you if you are interested. (Fake martial arts may be called " Bullshido .") Insights From the Philosocom Sensei Historical inaccuracies are a great problem if we just accept them as accurate. We may claim that it's not our jobs to understand the past, for that is the role of historians. However, even if it isn't our line of work, we can still develop some interest, right? Curiosity. Learning for the sake of debunking our own thinking. It's like with philosophy , because you wouldn't necessarily be considered a philosopher if you just pondered once or twice on philosophical questions. The fact that it might not be your occupation does not have to mean that others should do the thinking for you . You can do it yourself as well. Cleaning your apartment does not make you a janitor by itself, and so on. (It's not like qualification is needed to philosophize.) Another insight in that regard. Please be mindful to not give in too much to positive bias , either. Accepting falsehoods such as this because "Ninjas are cool", is not a good reason to not test your beliefs. Also, supporting and/or adoring a figure, such as a sensei , might blind you from realizing that he or she isn't always right and/or wise. Anyone can be incorrect, including historians. Including those who see themselves as ninjas. Finally, another thing to remember: To keep the fantasy going, some might intentionally lie. Paid or just for the fun of trickery. Videos, as promised: The Grown Man Who Thinks He's a Ninja. From Master to Laughing Stock The Truth About Ninja and Ninjutsu Feel free to study the subject further on your own. More sources can be found. The point of this piece is to use something as an analogy to make a point. Other myths or doubtful fantasies can also be used.