My initial response to the `Recursive Absurd` was a familiar one: surely we could engineer our way out - with better code, kinder patterns, more humane systems.

I was wrong.

The remedy isn’t cleaner loops - it’s refusing to become one.

Introducing: "Humanist Absurdism"

When the world grows more absurd, more automated, more systematically cruel-
Choosing to remain human, together, becomes the most radical act left.

New essay:
https://mathewstorm.ca/writing/philosophy/humanist-absurdism/

(I also re-designed and upgraded my personal website for a better reading experience!)

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Camus asked us to imagine Sisyphus happy. He never imagined that the boulder would eventually develop machine learning capabilities.

Introducing: "The Recursive Absurd"

The original absurd was discovered; ours is engineered and capitalized upon.

Read Here: https://mathewstorm.ca/writing/the-recursive-absurd/

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I'm developing Humanist Absurdism - a #philosophy that accepts life's fundamental #absurdity while insisting on the radical act of choosing compassion within systems designed for cruelty.

#Humanist #Absurdism accepts Camus' premise that life is #absurd and #meaning must be created—but adds a crucial element: the #radical act of choosing #compassion in #systems designed for cruelty.

In an age where #algorithms optimize for #engagement over #empathy, where #automation replaces human connection, and where #efficiency trumps #ethics, Humanist Absurdism insists that our most #revolutionary act is maintaining our #humanity.

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