This introductory post is meant to be both a disclaimer and a discussion on the thematic principles under which I try to apply to all of my writings. To that end, let me first say that, fundamental to human rights is the right of expression, and as a consequence of this right, no idea is sacrosanct. That is not to say that an idea cannot be an affront to reason or goodness, but simply that no idea is above reproach. Because of this I reserve the right to be as offensive as possible along with the right to use any four letter word-of-the-day (but never without just cause). I am speaking more to the political climate du jour than for any love of writing long and drawn out rants. That privilege is reserved for social media.

Secondly, I won't guarantee my ideas to be pure and free from mistakes, or even to not be dead wrong. Particularly with some ideas that I would like to commit to unicode, these have been coaxed from decades of experiences, and are probably rife with strange idiosyncracies and/or really dumb logic. I won't use this as an excuse for ignorance or to not improve upon my writing, only to say that my essays are like a reflection of myself, a crass and imperfect creature - I suppose, much like the rest of us.

Above all, I consider anything I write to be a living document. My ideas change and so does my understanding of the world. My essays need to reflect upon themselves, and I consider it a goal of my writing to be partially derived from a constructive, communal mechanism. This is the manner upon which science draws its epistemic authority, and since it is the latest, best chance to free humanity from its earthly prison, I'm going to take its cue. Expect my opinions to change as they very well should when confronted with new evidence, being that this is a sign of strength not weakness, for which no one should be chastized. This also means an open invitation to call me out on my bullshit, or more generally, to call me out on any opinion I give without due diligence in research and reason, or any opinion presented as assertion.

What I do promise is an attempt to be genuine in what and how I write, to be interesting, and to be somewhat less annoying than I am IRL. I leave you, Dear Reader, with a quote from the OG himself, who will speak for me better than I ever will:

Thus, reader, myself am the matter of my book: there’s no reason thou shouldst employ thy leisure about so frivolous and vain a subject.

-To the Reader, Essays, Michel de Montaigne