More evidence that east Asian democracy activists are lighthouses for our world right now. Was very sad to find Joshua has been in prison since 2020.

Didn't really like the movie, couldn't follow it. But loved the explainer YouTubes afterwards that dove into Lynch's transcendental yogic philosophies.

Tried a taste of the "extra hard" sci fi genre. Good raw material for inspo--a substrateless metaverse, especially--but needed more character development and plot craft. Man cannot eat on hard sci fi alone.

Like if futurist Game of Thrones had a humanist, world-weary understanding of the toll wars take on society. Rich political understanding—much to study as a worldbuilder.

Wholesome Lynch is like discovering an oasis of human latent space. You need to see it.