On Strangers

On Strangers is a collection of essays, journal entries, and miscellaneous notes relating to the themes and concepts discussed within Goodbye Strangers. -Felix

Escaping the Holographic Maze

Part I: The Physical World

structure: holograms / structure: polarity, gradation, and diffusion
structure: separation / premise: everything has an echo
premise: there is no structure that does not recur

Part II: The Internal World

premise: we can never step outside of the simulation / structure: the in- and out- groups
premise: we only know others through reflections and echoes
structure: the kaleidoscope

Part III: Out of the Kaleidoscope

thought toy: the simulation game / premise: the human and the animal minds
trapped inside the maze / the nature of repetition
thought toy: stepping away of a dream / stepping on the hand that pets the cat

Miscellaneous Essays

systems: tears/the flood/heart/clover
Bugs Bunny's Anus (or, levels of abstraction in cartoon reality)
Characters as Divisions of the Self
Levels of Villainy Voyeurism, and the role of the reader

Guest Essays

Contrasts Between Eastern vs. Western Philosophy: a conversational essay with Kiki-UMA