I'm starting a journal, or blog, or diary type page.

I'm starting this for 3 main reasons:

• I feel that my thoughts, reasoning, and ideology have matured enough to commit to writing.
• As I hit an age milestone, I can feel my memory declining. I'm writing my thoughts down so I don't forget.
• The world is in an interesting time right now. Technologically, socially, and geopolitically.

I'm laying down some rules for this journal:

• No set timing, length, or topic for content.
• It is anonymous. I might post personal stuff, but identifying info will be redacted or encrypted.

I suppose it's best to introduce me to myself. I have a background in software development. I have always been math, engineering, and technology oriented. I am a man who lives in a developed country of the world.

Philosophically I would consider myself a rationalist. I am pragmatic and utilitarian. I am a positive nihilist. I think naturalism is a good way to think about this world. I believe in reason and honor. I still have some idealism left in me.

I am atheist. Religion takes up very little space in my mind, it baffles me so many in this world are religious.

Politically I would say I lean liberal. On the political compass I am fairly left, but centrist on the authoritarian/libertarian axis. I feel most closely aligned with what is termed "neoliberal" these days. I loosely believe in democratic and free-market principles, although this is very contextual. I believe in evidence-based policy making. I think climate change, energy security, and economics are important topics of today. I think in the US political climate, everyone is focused on the wrong things.

--Bu11ish