Here begins a personal exercise in self learning and philosophical growth. Growing up in a world that discourages asking questions, I have nearly forgotten how to do so. While the world continues to spiral toward assured destruction, I came across the screed of an alleged madman. Disillusioned murmurings from the dark and empty expanse of the internet piqued my interest that there may be something there, there. Readily prepared for a caps-lock diatribe of rambling accusations and “the end is nigh” fortune telling, I was met with something quite different. What followed was compelling and prescient, hopeful and terrifying. It was organized, thorough, and considering the range of topics, quite concise. This was not a manual, not a guide. It contained no real answers, only problems and questions. Very real problems and very important questions. This was less a list of demands and more so a vision of what the future holds for mankind. Some of which has already come to pass.

My hope here is to explore and scrutinize this text, point by point, that whatever truth it holds may come to light along with its errors. Above all, I want to explore these new questions as best I can and hopefully pose new ones. I fear that in society today, a great many of our problems cannot be solved because we are asking the wrong questions, or not allowed to ask the right ones.