if the world as we know it, the universe, and our objective reality (whatever that means) is made up of physical matter conforming to scientific principles, then it follows that whatever science continuously and/or ultimately discovers is the nature of our existence. so if we take the grand unified theory to its full extension, we accept that no "space" is empty; everything consists of some form of energy which exists at a level perhaps unfathomable to our current human intelligences. further, that i have a consciousness; that you, presumably, have a consciousness; and that our consciousnesses are communicating via an established societal system of understanding reality: these are all testaments to the abstract nature of our system. it is suited to our minds, our natural evolutionary concerns, what we've interpreted reality to be.
but now we reach the end of this era of the individual, this age of -isms that have sought to isolate us from one another, divide us and truly, masterfully conquer us. the time has come to realize that life is but a game. the fact of the matter is that there will always be conflict. but this conflict need not be caused by things of no consequence. religion, money, government, capitalism: these are the current rules. but if the players decide not to play, to switch to a different game, there is nothing the game can do about it. first, it will try to allure us and then it will attempt to destroy us like a possessed video game might corrupts its users. we don't have to play. these systems were set up to bring us this far. religion was developed to mobilize peoples into making amazing things and creating beautiful art. government to acquire resources for an elite and ostensibly "protect" the populace (as much as is necessary). money was designed to allow us to more effectively distribute capital, and by extension, labour. capitalism gave us competition just as socialism gave us forced compassion. and now we have come to the point in our existence where it will be possible, according to most estimates of technological capacity, to outcompute the human brain in a mere decade. the time has come to turn to a new game. we can now become the people we want to be.
all you have to do is decide to play.
imagine: a world where a computer programmer is free to develop and innovate in free association with other programmers. a world in which artists depend on farmers, shoemakers depend on doctors, writers depend on builders but no money is exchanged. we use the resources we have, as a globally linked society, where they need to be used. every person realizing that they are not fundamentally different from anyone else yet they, by some beautiful miracle, have a purpose. the game allows you to do what you were meant to do...by doing it.
the ironic thing is this seemingly profound observation on my reality's situation and it's true nature doesn't change much. it doesn't change the way i feel about anything essential to myself as i see myself. all it does is make me feel free, unbound by parameters of time and space. while i am continuously here, in this "dimension", in this "reality", i know that whatever i do, everything will be. however i feel, whenever i speak, whenever i die? what is death in a game of cosmic reshuffling?
i've decided to enjoy this reality. i want to see and speak to and touch and hear and think and create with as many people as i can, telling them what i think about it all on the way. i want to feel love and make others feel love. and beyond that, it's all a matter of objectives, inventory, rules. it's all a game. which game will you decide to play?
