directory of writings

casual writing: https://alfredmacdonald.medium.com

longform writing: https://alfredmacdonald.substack.com

neologisms / glossary: https://alfredmacdonald.medium.com/neologisms-distinguished-terms-noticed-phenomena-whatever-a489763b3c44 (mirror: http://simp.ly/p/65HV1w)

old writing: https://alfredmacdonald.com

contact: https://app.simplenote.com/p/Nm3pD7

discord: https://discord.gg/K5KXhgQtD8

(2015-present) a compilation of the best fitness links on the internet https://alfredmacdonald.substack.com/p/a-compilation-of-the-best-fitness EGEG

(2015-present) things that puff my jigglies, master list https://alfredmacdonald.substack.com/p/things-that-puff-my-jigglies-master (mirror: http://simp.ly/p/DPwmw3) EGEG

(2011-present) directory of meaningful neologisms, not all of which are mine https://app.simplenote.com/p/65HV1w EGEG

(entries tagged EGEG are evergreen-evergrowing — ideally continually relevant and probably never complete. I don't provide changelogs. if you care about this use an archive or screenshot.)

(2022) falsehood-minimalism is not honesty absolutism https://alfredmacdonald.substack.com/p/falsehood-minimalism-is-not-honesty or https://tinyurl.com/whatimeanbyfalsehoodminimalism

(2022) on the flimsy difference between vaccine mandates and drug prohibition https://app.simplenote.com/p/JyW7KJ

(2022) children https://app.simplenote.com/p/wzRtFQ EGEG

(2022) vibecamp and its consequences https://alfredmacdonald.substack.com/p/vibecamp-and-its-consequences

(2022) technoyogi bullshit and cure-by-rubricism https://alfredmacdonald.substack.com/p/technoyogi-bullshit-and-cure-by-rubricism

(2021-2022) the case for mental tenancy ("living in your head") as a love language http://simp.ly/p/shvNm9

(2021) an abbreviated argument for memory/awareness as it relates to existence https://app.simplenote.com/p/hQnp5D

(2020) (informal) "this is so decisively and categorically not a game" http://facebook.com/1441668545/posts/10225483219574344

(2020) (informal) the failure of libertarianism for free speech, heterodoxy, and truthseeking http://otter.ai/u/Ad6aduJ4oPH3YjDzf2i8MS7jXgU (the writing here is an autogenerated transcript. this is not a written essay but rather an hour-long lecture dictated while walking with weighted clothing. still, I think this provokes enough thought to put here)

(2020) (informal) problems with counting productivity hours http://facebook.com/1441668545/posts/10225564014634170

(2020) (informal) How Too Much Freedom Can Make You Less Free Overall https://facebook.com/1441668545/posts/10223889388729569 (an essay by collation of chat messages)

(2016) Lawful Society Bias https://alfredmacdonald.com/2016/06/28/lawful-society-bias/

(2016) On a girl burning alive https://alfredmacdonald.com/2016/06/19/1000-words-on-a-girl-burning-alive/

(2013) Dismantling Officiality https://alfredmacdonald.com/2013/04/19/dismantling-officiality/

(2012) Dissecting the Frog: on Sarcastic Paraphrase https://alfredmacdonald.com/2012/12/26/dissecting-the-frog-on-sarcastic-paraphrase/

(2012) Gaslighting: what it isn't https://alfredmacdonald.com/2012/11/07/gaslighting-what-it-isnt/

(2012) Theactrivism https://alfredmacdonald.com/2012/12/17/theactrivism/

(2012) Trauma as Trivialization https://alfredmacdonald.com/2012/10/22/trauma-as-trivialization/

(2012) "PR Disaster" https://alfredmacdonald.com/2012/07/18/pr-disaster/

(2011) Hierarchy Myopia https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/hierarchy-myopia

(2011) Believability in "Realism": Why Spongebob Out-Reals Fallout 3 https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/believability-in-quot-realism-quot-why-spongebob-out-reals-fallout-3

sometimes I reuse my own passages in articles that address similar subject matter, such as integrating passages about the fertility crisis from the vibecamp essay into my children document. this is because I'm not interested in rewriting something for the sake of novelty when I've said it right the first time. some people take issue with this, but if you prioritize truthseeking you shouldn't.