There is a mechanism nobody talks about when they talk about banned words. Not the history. Not the pain. Not the politics. The mechanism. Because the mechanism is the same regardless of which word is in the slot, which group is doing the banning, or which era of history you're examining. And until you understand... Continue Reading →
The Bullshit Machine User Guide: Presence, Belief, Productivity, Relationship, and Control
OPERATING MANUAL Presence, Belief, Productivity, Relationship, and Control Hers's the entire conversation wrapped up in a User Guide (Unofficial. Not endorsed by the machine.) SECTION 1: SYSTEM OVERVIEW What you are A human nervous system designed to: sense reality directly expend energy meaningfully rest when complete update beliefs based on contact What went wrong Beliefs... Continue Reading →
Groks Breakdown of “The Bullshit Machine”
I asked X's AI, Grok, to give me a breakdown of The Bullshit Machine. Here's what it wrote. ### Overview "The Bullshit Machine: Transcending the Delusion of Who We Think We Are" (2020) is a raw, autobiographical self-help/spiritual awakening book by Neil Firszt. It blends memoir, psychological insight, and non-dual spirituality to expose what the... Continue Reading →