Michael Kazarnowicz

These stories about US Gestapo (aka "ICE") are incredibly depressing reading. Most of this isn't covered by international news, and if it were the US would look like what it is: a police state under a fascist government. www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

The Wachowskis are not one hit wonders either. "V For Vendetta" and "Sense8" are also their gifts to humankind, and both with both aesthetic and essence. One thing I love about Sense8 is that it doesn't assume technology as proxy for progress. It's a story of evolution of consciousness.

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

The Matrix is a work of art with both aesthetic and purpose. It gives us tips on how to self-actualize, my favorite being when the Oracle points to the sign saying "temet nosce" in response to Neo not knowing if he's the one. It opens ways to think about questions only you yourself can answer.

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

Side note: sadly, the term has been misappropriated by those that failed to look beyond the surface of The Matrix, and is then used as "redpilled" - this indicates having it forced upon you. Your mind, your choice.

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

And here's where I come to my main argument why pop culture has our geniuses equal those of yore: Consider the sheer influence of The Matrix. A 90s movie that still reverberates strongly in the collective subconscious. Its relevance is so strong because we haven't gotten the message in 26 years.

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

The difference between them is that while art can be accidental, storytelling is not. It always has a purpose: to entertain, to educate, to warn, to inspire … Well performed it always moves, and if it's masterful it lingers. It lingers in our minds, and in the collective subconscious.

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

As mediums got more advanced, so did the stories and their creation. And as the world changed, so did the stories in a way that isn't backwards compatible. You can explain the Epic of Gilgamesh to a contemporary person, but it's hard to explain The Office to an ancient Sumerian.

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

At the very base of it, art is supposed to make us feel something. In most forms, it's also storytelling. Handprints in a cave added over almost 8000 years, say "all of us were here".

I didn't know what to use Bluesky for, but now it came to me: this is where I'll post my occasional philosophical rants about #popculture. Like why it is existential in nature. And why "finer arts" is elitist if used in another way than as a reference to "old arts".

Short context: I have thought about this for years since I'm writing a sci-fi series that starts out in a contemporary setting. The alien studying humanity utilizes pop culture to teach her species human communication and idiosyncrasies.

This is Dante (named after Dante in Coco due to similar levels of derp-ness). He was six months old when he was taken off the streets by animal control in Torreveja and put in a killing station. The Municipal Animal Shelter rescued him, and he spent the next six months there. #DogsOfBluesky

He was cautiously friendly with humans, very submissive to both humans and dogs (except with certain breeds that still to this day make him so afraid he panics and becomes aggressive). He is still claustrophobic, and hates being caged or cratered. I ain't going to lie, it's been tough at times.

This is Dante (named after Dante in Coco due to similar levels of derp-ness). He was six months old when he was taken off the streets by animal control in Torreveja and put in a killing station. The Municipal Animal Shelter rescued him, and he spent the next six months there. #DogsOfBluesky

We adopted him through SOS Animals, a non-profit working with homeless dogs in Spain. I can warmly recommend them! Over the four years we've known each other, we have built up trust and established a language. I've gotten glimpses into his past. He has learned how to cohabitate with humans.