The author reflects on the troubling trend of nihilism among today's youth, particularly Generation Z, and questions whether Generation X parents, who once embraced nihilism, have inadvertently passed on a legacy of meaninglessnes...
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Ewan Morrison is an essayist and novelist exploring themes like utopianism, cults, and trans-humanism.
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0Back to the Drawing Board for AI
2025-06-14 • technology agi research ai
The text discusses the failure of Large Language Models (LLMs) to achieve human-level artificial intelligence (AGI) and the wasted billions of dollars on this technology. It highlights the history of AI research and the repeated f...
The text discusses the potential mass unemployment due to AI and automation, leading to a 'useless class' that will need to be pacified with distractions. It explores the social and psychological consequences of economic irrelevan...
The text discusses the paradoxical effects of AI technology, which is causing historical regression. It provides examples of how AI is leading to social regression, cultural regression, and the erosion of copyright protections. It...
The text is a concentrated summary of the future of fiction in 2043, where the digital revolution has led to a stagnation of culture and the creation of derivative, algorithm-generated content. The author wakes up in 2043 and obse...
0Live with Suzanne Moore
2025-04-06 •
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0On Our Nemesis
2025-03-25 • technology moral values utopia holocaust
The text discusses the dangers of a tech-utopian and transhumanist guru named Neumann, who believes that his AI system will solve all human problems, including death. It explores the loss of human values and the potential for geno...
The text discusses the Eliza effect, which is the phenomenon of forming emotional connections with AI systems. It explores the impact of AI on relationships, grief, and mental health, and the emergence of AI services for these are...
The text describes a dystopian world where cute authoritarianism is on the rise, with examples of how technology and government are using child-like graphics and friendly language to control and manipulate people. The protagonist ...
0Notes To Self # 3
2025-03-10 • philosophy personal essay fiction aphorism
The text is a collection of notes from the author's 20 years of writing fiction and essays, sharing aphorisms and maxims from various philosophers and writers. The notes cover a wide range of topics, including writing, life, cultu...
In 2035, Generative AI has taken over the culture industries, leading to a universal condition of democratised art. The fine art market has become an antiques market, and professions such as musicians, filmmakers, and authors have...
The text discusses the author's experience with transhumanism and how it resembles cult behavior. It explores the movement's beliefs, its influential figures, and its potential to become a cult. The author uses Lifton's eight crit...
The text discusses the return of the concept of Utopia in the age of technological innovation, and how it is a dangerous and deceitful concept. It explains the failure of Utopian writing and the flaws in the genre, and how Utopian...
0Notes to Self - no.2
2025-02-20 • philosophy personal essay fiction
The text is a collection of notes from the author's 20 years of writing fiction and essays, sharing aphorisms and maxims from various philosophers. The author reflects on various topics such as censorship, depression, and the powe...
The text discusses the changing nature of Scottish nationalism and the conflict between traditional Scottish culture and the influence of Americanization and globalism. The author reflects on their upbringing in a family deeply in...
0Notes to Self
2025-02-13 • writing personal essay publishing fiction novel writing
The author shares notes from the last twenty years of writing fiction and essays, which have been collected in two A4 notebooks. The notes contain aphorisms, epigrams, witticisms, and maxims from various authors, and the author ho...
The author discusses the concepts of optimism and pessimism, and how they are flawed in their beliefs about outcomes and consequences. He provides examples of unintended consequences and how they have affected society, from the Gr...
The text discusses the concerns about Generation Z, who are experiencing high levels of depression and hopelessness. The author attributes this to the apocalyptic themes in the media and the impact of climate change. The text also...
Suicide rates have doubled since the great recession of 2008, and are crucially connected to our perception of our own lack of success. The largest increase is among the over 50s in the US, with a 60% increase in the number of wom...
The text discusses the history of utopianism and its recurring nature throughout history. It highlights the flaws in utopian ideologies and the impracticality of achieving a perfect society. The author emphasizes the importance of...
The text discusses the psychological temptations of negation, such as puritanism, schadenfreude, disillusionment, ressentiment, and nihilism. It explores how these temptations can reshape one's personality and lead to destructive ...
The text discusses the phenomenon of feral children, children who have been raised by animals due to early abandonment and severe neglect. It explores the history of feral children, from mythology to real-life cases, and the psych...
The article discusses the lab leak theory of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which was initially dismissed as a conspiracy theory but is now being considered plausible. It also highlights historical conspiracy theories that have turned o...
0Why We Join Cults
2024-10-07 • culture gender impact recruitment leaders
The text discusses the rise of cults and the reasons why people join them. It mentions various cults and their leaders, as well as the promises and tactics used to recruit members. It also explores the impact of cults on their mem...