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Mind :: Mined

3/10/2023

Since September 2022, a motto + practice of mine has been: "Use AI. Don't let AI use you."
With my prompting, this post's image was generated by AI on NightCafe.

It is not coincidence
that "mind" and "mined"
sound the exact same.

The mind is meant to be
excavated, deeply dug into,
and extracted from.

Just as Earth has been
excavated, deeply dug into,
and extracted from.

Humans use excavated iron,
granite, coal, copper, gold, etc.
And, what organic materials
are surfaced from our mind?

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An Existential Journal

The question "How are you?" is PROFOUND.

But it has been watered-down to a synonym for "Hello."

Forced or fake auto-responses of obligated okay-ness are expected.

(And if you are going through something tragic, it really doesn't matter! Every social encounter OPENS with this well-established Ritual of Insincerity.)

The question "How are you?" prompts an answer that begins with "I AM _____________."

This means many times each day, you are invited to SPEAK THE MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT that can be spoken of yourself.

And the socially-expected thing to do, is be QUICK + SLICK with your answer.

For a change... TAKE YOUR TIME, and tell your truth. ✍🏾