Thoughts on Productivity and Neurodiversity

Mephistophelian Commodities and Pathological Demand Avoidance:

Ποιηματάκι (my very ancient Greek history :-p)

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ΟΝΕΙΡΟΠΟΛΗΣΗ Vs ΟΡΑΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΣ (my very ancient Greek history :-p)

Καλοκαίρι 2007 στον Αρμενιστή. Εγώ δουλεύω στο market του camping. Έχω ρεπό και σε λίγο θα πάμε στην παραλία. 

Psychohistory thoughts summer 2024

 In Isaac Asimov’s Foundation, the Empire’s collapse is related to the decline of high-level education. Hari Seldon is one of the last experimental scientists. The generations after that had some basic training, but not sufficient to follow Hari Seldon’s math. They have nuclear power, but they only know how to operate the power-stations, and how to maintain them. They have no idea how to repair them. No chances of improving their technology. In fact, once entropy destroys their energy towers, they will fall in another round of Dark ages.

At least in the Foundation, they don’t have to worry much about other kingdoms overtaking them. They might lack scientific knowledge, compared to their predecessors. However, their low-level apprenticeships knowledge, and their basic maintenance skills are sufficient to compete their contemporary potential enemies.

I am watching the UK news about the coming elections, and my limited Psychohistory knowledge light up a red alert button when I hear that they are promoting apprenticeships and make universities less accessible, in a country where smart kids already must endure being bullied for understanding the curriculum! Put all that in today’s international reality. I think you can do your own math my dear reader, to realise what a bad idea that is. As for you my dear future historian, I wander what you’d have to    .

Stay safe and take care.

 

I had no words for what I am

There was no words that I knew for what I am when I was growing up. 

I grew up in the 80s in Greece. My mother was attending a Christian cult.

I knew gay people exist. But bisexual wasn't in any vocabulary I had heard.

I knew autistic people with learning disabilities exist. I didn't know I was autistic.

I was just confused.

Me, late 80s

Yin Yang

Yin and Yang is not really 

Black and White,

Good and Evil. It's simply...

You and Me.

That's the ultimate dichotomy. ☯️

Thus spoke me.

Elementation now with new cover

Thanx to Christina Christidou, Elementation is now irresistibly adorable. Spread the word. And, don't forget to hug a tree.

         

Elementation: Hug a Tree https://amzn.eu/d/9xbrOwS 

Struggling with my Muse

‘Write. All rooms are quiet now. Only the moon light. No one will call. Get up, turn on the laptop, and write.’ 

‘I’m sleeping.’ 

‘You’re talking guff.’   

'Love Casts Out Fear'

Fear is the belief that your life is determined by external factors that, of course, you can't trust.

Love is the feeling that 'the other' is part of you. Love is the feeling that Everything is part of you, and you are part of Everything. Thus you have nothing to fear or mistrust.

Parallel to that: 'Whoever has eyes sees... ears listens' etc etc.

Lotous

Church Vs Art

Dear Future Historian,

I am passing by your pages to ask you if at your time things are still the same.

I returned yesterday from an art program that managed to help my mental health more than all the years of therapy I've ever done.

More on that on a less busy day. Today I want to focus on what happen after.

Returning home, I found Mormons in my house telling to my 83 year old mother--that is in the early stages of dementia--that the devil is making her not convert to their dogma (or whatever it is). My very Greek -Orthodox mum was having a panic attack. She felt very vulnerable, and unable to defend her self and her faith. I had to ask to talk to their supervisor on the phone to manage to get them off my house, and when they stepped out they asked my nephew (that happened to be with us) to come out with them to ask him a question privetly.

Their question was for him to confirm if the house is mine!!

When they left my mum did her Greek-Orthodox cross sign and blessed me from saving her from these preditors, as she saw them.

Conclusion: 

Church is making people in need have panic attacks.

Arts make people 'fly'.

I hope at your time, my dear future historian, people are safer from house attacks by imaginary devils.

West: Wake up

 25/08/2023

Dear contemporary westerners,

What’s the matter with you?

It’s like too much McDonald’s mushed your brains, or something.

Today, in the Greek news channel, they said that a bunch of not-so-west-friendly-countries came up with a union between them. I did not hear anything about that on the BBC.

It’s like you people never heard any story ever, or ever played a single videogame. Do you not see what is happening? They have most of the energy resources and they seem to be more determined to cooperate with each other than we are.

Baby Jesus

 

To be continued

At some point

Maybe

Gaslighting

Deal? What deal? Oh! That deal. I think you’re missing the point of ‘the deal.’ The deal was I manage the rules. And you just apologise for existing. Apologise for trying. Feel sorry for kissing the frog and expecting a Prince. You want a gentleman? That's discrimination to monsters. Sleep alone today and reflect on your unreasonable expectations of respect for yourself.

My sermon on the mount

Blessed be those who read to listen and not to judge.

Blessed be those who keep their eyes open not only to look at the form, but to see the context, for they will be the first to hear the new narratives.

The Moon hanging from a Tree, or something (Flash Fiction)

 As I am preparing my rope with reverence, I am wondering what Odin was thinking during the nine days that he was hanging from the tree of life, how he filled his mind with pride of his humbleness.

What a jerk! That is what all gods have in common, I suppose.

Thoughts on immigration

 Some of you know that I moved to the UK with my daughter from Greece back in 2014 and my son was born here in Kent the same year. I think the journey of an immigrant really starts in a way after arriving to a new country. I love the UK. I love the rich culture and history. I love the nature and the people. Yet sometimes I feel like an outsider and it's hard to know if I'm being discriminated because I'm an immigrant or because I'm autistic. I am wearing a sunflower lanyard because I stutter when I talk with strangers and at the supermarket tills, I felt people were looking at me wondering if I can even speak English.

How my Flare Audio Hero saved me from the Dragon of the washing machine!!

Before my late diagnosis in the autism spectrum, I had no idea about my sensory issues. And no amount of observational skills could help me realise my sensory sensitivity with only myself as a reference. 

The Wolf Made Me Jung

                       

Maybe I'm just too cynical for rhyme.

                       It's a cynical aeon anyway.

          So, I am not even special that way.

       Oh, look at that, a random rhyme. You see?

Anthology 2

 Dear Future Historian,

My cat has no idea about the pandemic. No clue at all. She is just laying here carelessly, on her cushion-bed, completely unaware that this is the first time that I am living in something you see on the ‘news.’ It’s a bit like being inside a post-apocalyptic movie, hoping it’s not a Tarantino film.

My sunflower scheme interview is on YouTube

 Dear future historian,

I have an assessment left in a couple of days, and some other stuff I must first do, before I can enjoy your company again; but.. my sunflower scheme interview is on YouTube, and I thought to share the links with you here.

Quick question (20 seconds) :

https://youtu.be/siw55r89JCs

Chat (4min 31sec) :

https://youtu.be/gULy0edpxZE

#raiseawareness