The Ethics of Maintenance: Against the Myth of Natural Purpose

Telos is humanity’s most persistent delusion – the idea that existence is crawling toward some luminous conclusion. From Aristotle’s perfect forms to Nietzsche’s Will to Power to Silicon Valley’s AI salvation, the story barely changes: history, we are told, has direction. But direction is not destiny; it is momentum misinterpreted as meaning. Much of my … Continue reading The Ethics of Maintenance: Against the Myth of Natural Purpose