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Gratification — On self-celebration

• [article] Gesticism — 26 Jan 2026
  Lots of things are happening, but anything <em>can</em> matter, and whatever gives meaning will eventually demand sacrifice. The agony of attention. I’m not going to spend more time trying to reduce the core idea than that.
• [marginalium] Gnosticism in Blood Meridian — 26 Jan 2026
• [audio] Stress is Good — 1 Nov 2025
  Stress isn’t poorly calibrated to modern life. It’s the energising force that allows us to perform. Optimal performance requires optimal stress. The difference between eustress and distress isn’t biological—it’s psychological. Controllability matters more than the stressor itself.
• [marginalium] Ethical astrology — 9 Jul 2025
• [marginalium] The line between sleep and wake — 6 Jul 2025
• [marginalium] Is culture socially costly — 30 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] The Personal and Private Nature of Smartphones — 25 Jun 2025
• [article] Beyond System 1 and System 2 — 13 Jun 2025
  System 1 vs System 2 is a useful shorthand, but our minds aren’t two-speed engines—they’re multi-process coalitions of specialised agents working in parallel and in series.
• [marginalium] On zoophilia — 12 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] Christopher Alexander and his patterns — 10 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] AI personality extraction from faces (pdf) — 9 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] The speed of AI take-off — 8 Jun 2025
• [article] The Neuroscience Con — 6 Jun 2025
  The neuroscience confidence game trades content for cosmetic filler, making vacuous advice look smart.
• [marginalium] AI spiritual bliss attractor state (pdf) — 6 Jun 2025
• [marginalium] Understanding Bayes — 6 Jun 2025