This short story was originally posted at https://jesseduffield.com/Out-Of-The-Box/ I turn back to check if anyone’s on my tail, but the scene is still: through the hole in the chicken wire fence I just pathetically clambered through I see the dull grey building which I can only assume was my birthplace....
Epistemic Status: semi-stream-of-consciousness effort to talk myself through how I really feel about death. After waiting in line for what feels like a lifetime, I finally get the chance to talk to the Oracle about something that’s been bothering me. Me: I’m afraid of death Oracle: Good for you Me:...
This is a repost of my blog post from my medium account, . I got the idea to write it based on this comment I left on Vaniver's post 'Public Positions and Private Guts'. This is the first thing I've posted on LessWrong so hopefully it's fitting the guidelines. I...