Archive - Guy James' Substack

The Creative Struggle: Negotiating 'Aura' and AI

We need a renaissance of discernment

Jul 5 •

April 2025

Dark Forces 5: John Lilly and the SSI

Is AI the Solid State Intelligence that Dr. John Lilly warned us about? Or was he just addicted to ketamine?

Apr 23 •

Information Wants To Be Infinite

The second essay in a short series on Harvesting Meaning Out Of Chaos

Apr 19 •

AI And The Last Temptation Of The Endless Drafts Folder (Audio Version)

An AI-generated version (appropriately) of my recent essay.

Apr 18 •

The Library of Babel And The Destruction Of Meaning

The first essay in a short series on Harvesting Meaning Out Of Chaos

Apr 17 •

AI - The Last Temptation Of The Endless Drafts Folder

Signal Or Slop? I make a startling confession

Apr 13 •

March 2025

Part Four: Chained to the Earth

Are we unwittingly dreaming the god of materialism and scientism into reality?

Mar 10 •

All You Need Is Power

Part Three of the Dark Forces series: does scarcity cause evil or does evil cause scarcity?

Mar 5 •

February 2025

Dry Up The Supply!

We can have our own 'Shock Doctrine for good'. It's not a Black Swan if you know it's coming...!

Feb 23 •

Making Sense of Dark Forces

Part two of the series, including some personal background

Feb 1 •

December 2024

My Quotes Of The Year 2024

"The folks who know the truth aren't talking...The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up!" ― Tom Waits

Dec 27, 2024 •

It Takes A Trickster To Beat A Trickster

We're not in Kansas anymore - the final part of Make Cooperation Sexy Again

Dec 13, 2024 •

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