it doesn't matter how smart you are

the people less smart always find a way to augment their life. guy who was showing off his insane calculation skills was outperformed by the guy who built the calculator. everything is cursed. eidetic memory? can’t forget traumatic events. great at arithmetic? its useless now, we have calculators. nothing is fair, we are just blips in the scale of infinity. Next time it makes you sad that you are not smarter than the quant genius?...

September 10, 2026

Dazed

“you look like you have some issues” - she said, but still could not pinpoint the history of his dazed look. He always felt a little cold, the kind that gives you goosebumps but does not warrant a sweater. He was always a little uncomfortable. “What’s going on?” she asked, but he wouldn’t let his guard down, even though he really wanted to. It had become physically impossible for him to feel the vulnerability he once had....

October 22, 2024