inspired by "the point of humans is to create as many secrets as possible; and the point of cognition is to discover them." I would like to propose a new metaphysical framework: "hyperstitionism" - the idea that the production of existential hope is inherently linked to the production of novel secrecy; and that the act of revelation is what gives space for the introduction of new memes, ideas, and indeed new criteria for what counts as a "good" revelation in the first place
Every time I see an ‘organic fruit’ label, I remember my glory days of options trading and realize I might as well be selling bananas at a roadside stand again.