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Brazilian coastal ecosystems

Stunningly beautiful and very biodiverse 💚💛❤️

Debatable Opinion about Human Nature

Humans are the most vile creatures when you strip away the veneer of civility. Consider the priest who preaches compassion while molesting choirboys, the politician who champions “family values” while dismantling healthcare for the poor, or the suburban parent who donates to charity but calls the... read more

🌺 Aechmea: spiky bromeliads with otherworldly colors 🌺

Aechmea is a stunning genus of bromeliads, tropical plants mostly native to South America. The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning “spear tip,” referring to their tough, spiny leaves. These epiphytic plants (they grow on other plants without harming them) store water in their rosettes,... read more

Brazilian coastal ecosystems

Stunningly beautiful and very biodiverse 💚💛❤️

On Narnia, Time, and the Ethics of Lost Worlds

I no longer believe that Narnia was a children’s fantasy, nor that adults were barred from it by some moral failure called “growing up.” That explanation has always felt too clean, too indulgent. Worlds do not disappear because people lose imagination. They disappear because something material... read more

I asked a random question to one of the AI’s I’m working with, and it didn’t understand that I was talking about Tilapia the fish. So it asked me if I’m asking about tilapia being used in the literal sense of collapse , or metaphorical sense of system collaps. 😂this is the metaphorical reply! 😂

II. The Metaphorical Perspective: Collapse, steepness, contamination, and mountains Now the deeper layer you were gesturing toward. ⸻ 6. Why does everything feel like it’s collapsing so fast? Because modern systems have: • tight coupling (everything affects everything immediately) • feedback... read more