A guy bumps into me as I’m walking into the restaurant. A sting shoots down my spine—old pinched nerves from the military reminding me that my body keeps score whether I want it to or not. It wasn’t intentional, so I accept his earnest apology and keep moving. The hostess greets me with the most... read more

2mo

INTP

Taurus

Ouch...

My therapist asked me how things were going with my social life so I had to remind him again that I don't really have any friends. Before he had a chance to ask the next question, I answered it for him by admitting that I can count the people I trust on one hand and still have fingers left. Then I... read more

10mo

INTP

Gemini

What are your relationship deal breakers with someone?

E.g. Infidelity, sterile, messy, unmotivated, unambitious, untrustworthy, breaks too many promises, unreliable, liability etc.

7mo

INTP

Capricorn

Stop Expecting Us to Manage Your Perceptions

I’ve always believed that people should take responsibility for their own perceptions. It’s part of being a grown-ass adult—owning your perspective, staying curious, and being willing to ask questions when something doesn’t add up. Unfortunately, that mindset doesn’t seem to scale upward in most... read more

3mo

INTJ

Gemini

From Wasteland to Reality – Limited Edition Mentats

Has your trusty 486 given up the ghost? Simply procure a fine brush, a modest quantity of brahmin dung, And but a single drop of fresh radscorpion venom. Vault-Tec assumes no liability for mutations, extra limbs, or spontaneous ghoulification.

3mo

ENFP

Capricorn

modern society's operating system

Modern society has become a high-functioning emotionally bankrupt operating system, polished to corporate sheen but gutted of the fundamental protocols that used to define what it meant to be human. We live inside a simulation where emotional needs are treated as software bugs instead of system... read more