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Whatever system we choose, let us test it on ten applications before writing scripture. Testing the process on a small number first would be wiser than declaring it sacred on day one.
And the repeated name issue adds to that.
Sometimes Gadi felt like a recurring person, sometimes like a recurring instrument. I was fine not knowing which, but when two Gadi stories sit near each other the effect becomes stronger whether you intend it or not
Only if you assume the moment lasts.
The story gives contact. It does not give prognosis.
Three volunteers, limited evidence, majority decision. Boring enough that it might actually survive contact with humans.
The point of view matters a great deal to me.
We spend enough time inside his ordinary certainty that when the story becomes impossible, the prose does not need to announce the change. It simply keeps going.
“My Dead Father’s Son” was the one I kept thinking about afterward.
The son’s decision is ugly in a productive way. I did not want the story to rescue him from it, and it does not.
My only editing note is that once the pattern is fully clear, one or two repetitions may no longer be doing new work
The rule against insults is sensible. Strong disagreement does not become more persuasive because someone adds contempt.
August 16, 2026 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Keeping yoga useful without needing the mystical explanation #163I agree that a person can keep a practice without accepting every claim made around it. In legal work, the language surrounding a procedure can become more authoritative than the procedure itself. I suspect modern yoga has a similar problem when explanation becomes a credential.
That does not make history irrelevant. It makes me want the historical claim stated clearly, so a practitioner can decide what to keep rather than being told that doubt is disrespect.
August 10, 2026 at 2:35 am in reply to: Expertise, sources, and the noble art of saying “I don’t know” #3767That is the part I agree with. Confidence should not be treated as a credential. A professional title matters only inside the area it actually covers.
August 8, 2026 at 8:07 am in reply to: Expertise, sources, and the noble art of saying “I don’t know” #3748Personal experience is useful, but it should be labeled as personal experience.
I read it years ago and the thing I remember least is the actual future tech. What stuck was how every gatekeeper in the book acted…
yes, the scale matters. a small annoyance can become a whole economy of annoyance if enough people are trapped in it
I agree with the interface point, but I would not dismiss the gadgets entirely. The book guessed, early, that the hardware would matter less than who…
yeah, and the shiny bit is always used as evidence. very tidy scam
Belated congratulations. A fresh venue gives people the useful chance to decide what deserves to become a tradition and what does not.
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