I. On Handwriting. The fact that the West is not just suffering from poor penmanship, but very soon will be unable to write with a pen and paper would be more concerning if there weren’t other dire existential concerns facing us. As it turns out, we will inevitably destroy ourselves and will thereupon be unable to write our own obituary. Thankfully, AI shall offer a nice summary of the aforementioned. Here lies earth; humanity was too insipid, myopic, and selfish to care for anything that did not earn him money. Thus, we are condemned to eternal perdition: a digital epitaph.

II. The lack of social rules and all the strict societal mores that attended class intercourse can be seen on two sides. On the one hand, this can be lauded as a breakdown of bourgeoisie society; on the other hand, we have reached a point of an excess of freedom. An abuse, nay, a gross mass of eccentricities and pleasure. Thus, in an abuse of freedom, we are nearing social anarchy. Forms and structures break down; man returns to his base self; tribalism and brutality become the new status quo.

III. On AI Language. The printed word is under attack. The word that is written from the ingenuity of the mind of men is becoming few and far between with the gross proliferation of artificially intelligent aids to intercourse. The result? Books and article abound online generated entirely from the cesspool of online content whereupon AI has been “trained.” A lake with no new sources of fresh water to replenish itself shall ineluctably become a swamp. The artifact shall become an artifice.

IV. The shift of society is ironic in that it simultaneously is itself homogenizing–everything and everyone is become the same–and is hyper-specializing–everyone’s knowledge is becoming increasingly fragmented. The irony is that as the individual self is damaged through atomization, the population is integrated into an ever efficient system whereby productivity is the only quanta and wealth is the only god. We want a diversified population and job security? With only death and taxes as sureties in this life, the only vocation that surpasses the CPA is the mortician.

V. We are headed into a new age; one might say the final chapter. Simply put, Organism vs. Machine. All conflict, violence, and tension can be reduced thus. Do we want to live as creatures? Or do we want to live as machines?

VI. All fabrications call out to a bygone era of quality and integrity. We, as consumers, declare ourselves into thinking manufactures still uphold this ideal. But this is only a delusion. There is a memetic design, the residual vestige of a pervious industrial age, but of a quality that reflects the values of our age: tenuous, disposable, vapid. The bleak horizon of production!

VII. Our struggle is nt against flesh and blood, but against spiritual powers and principalities. Yet ur eyes our too obscured by blue light to perceive this truth. The irony? The popularity of paranormal media on Netflix.

VIII. There is an ancient call that heretofore was heard and followed valiantly. Progressively, much to her chagrin her voice was heeded less, heard less, until not at all was she divined. Our present culture is narcissistic, self-absorbed with Air-pods or Beats headphones. We think what we create is that which is most important. Off in the distance, in the Netherworld, her call ebbs away. Only the sound of silence remains–and we are all the poorer for it.

IX. When we lose sight of beauty we are compelled to create our own standards of righteousness; when we lose sight of righteousness we are compelled to create our own standards of beauty–For the Beautiful is most Fair.

X. The rise of landscaping is predicated on mankind’s ability, or rather, arrogance, to attempt to bring the chaos of nature under his dominion. The reasoning is as follows: “If I cannot return to the Garden of Eden, I shall recreate it!” The world is being increasingly paved over–thus the normalization of the “tennis shoe” as the daily wearer. Asphalt and concrete are the new rock and soil. High fashion blending with street wear is an homage to the automobile, whose network extends from sea to shining sea by way of the interstate highway. The decline of dandyism and the homogenization of high class and low brow belies of our cultures lack of values: above all, comfort. Thus, the sneaker is paired with the sweat pant on individuals who know nothing of exercise!