by The New Agora | Jul 30, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com How to Play the Infinite Game “After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.” ~Italian Proverb In the infinite game of life there are a finite number of games playing themselves out. All of which are...
by The New Agora | Jun 28, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Thorn in the Whirlwind: Disaster Shamanism Addendum by Gary Z. McGee “The influence of a vital person vitalizes.” ~Joseph Campbell Order, comfort, and tranquility are...
by The New Agora | Jun 19, 2025 | Open Forum
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Ache of High Humor By Gary Z McGee “The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.” ~Mark Twain In the face of an absurd universe, we have the choice to balk, to fear,...
by The New Agora | Mar 2, 2024 | The New Agora
Hacking Human Nature What happens when psychopaths manipulate you Simply put, manipulation is the act of getting you to do something you wouldn’t ordinarily do, if you had sufficient information. If you’re the manipulator, the...
by The New Agora | Mar 1, 2024 | The New Agora
michaeltsarion.com In Words We Trust by Michael Tsarion Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs – Pearl Hurd Good advice, but who obeys it? Who can afford to? And how many of us don’t make good use of...
