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

Guest Essays

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