Irrelevant Matters is a place where I try to:
- promote general curiosity and self-inquiry
- explore various ideas and approaches to life
- challenge cultural and social keys
- question current trends
- promote philosophy, spirituality (not religion), and science
I want to spread curiosity and ideas, not frustration and unnecessary confusion. My goal is to leave the reader with a positive and clear impression, regardless of the difficulty of the topic - I do what I can to enrich people’s experiences without causing unnecessary confusion.
Consider this a place where you can come and always read something interesting about culture, society, philosophy, science, ideas, or spirituality, free from all dogma, politics, ideologies, and other poisons for your mind.
The Main Idea
Every word published in this publication ultimately aims to unite people. Not under any flag or belief system but simply as human beings living together on this beautiful spinning rock. I'm tired of this meaningless game of "us" versus "them" and all the drama resulting from it.
Nikola Tesla once summed it up wonderfully:
"We are all one. Only egos, beliefs, and fears separate us.”
This separation game is infinitely stupid and only about as creative as it is stupid. Our human game or play can be fun, but the cycle of suffering and hatred won't stop until people understand who they are and, therefore, who everybody else is.
Without this understanding, it doesn't matter who's right or wrong or who's good or bad because these are all just beliefs—mere abstractions and ego games. In fact, the worst things on this planet have happened because of people who truly believed they were doing the right thing—when abstractions become more important than life itself, disasters begin.
We're in this together, like waves on the ocean. We can play this little game of "me" and "you," but it hits differently, knowing who we are. Then it's more like a game of siblings who are sometimes competitive but with a loving attitude. After all, we are all part of life, playing on the team of life in this vast and presumably empty cosmos.
But, preaching unity in a divided world built on ego and driven by greed makes little to no sense without other actions. People simply cannot break free from their primal compulsions—like competitiveness or a general necessity for survival in many forms—when they struggle in life, worry about basic needs, or experience actual tragedies like war or famine.
We created enormous nonsense, and our social life is like a mental hospital, but it would be foolish to ignore all these problems, only preaching about "higher things." Therefore, when acting in society:
- I advocate for reducing social inequality
- I oppose racism, sexism, and discrimination against any social group
- I support freedom of speech and expression
- I stand for access to information and education for all
And most importantly, I'm always with life, playing on the side of nature, the phenomenon of life, and not human abstractions that only divide.
See, we're amazing creatures, but if there is any way forward, it's unity—or at least greater unity—between each of us and collectively us and nature. Otherwise, the only questions are how and when we erase ourselves and end this creative yet extremely silly spectacle.
Not that it matters in the vastness of existence, but since we're here, we could try to sail a little further with more well-being and joy instead of fear, anxiety, and depression.
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See you somewhere on the Internet.
— Jake