Liam Breck
@networkimprov.bsky.social
Philosopher of metaphysics & wisdom. Former partner dancer, retired Internet inventor. Essays & chats (free): patreon.com/networkimprov
Btw, I invite you to follow me; I'm at work on "empirical metaphysics."
January 15, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Btw, I invite you to follow me; I'm at work on "empirical metaphysics."
When will they finally notice that NHI use telepathy, for goodness sake?
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
When will they finally notice that NHI use telepathy, for goodness sake?
Thanks for your appreciation! Are you asking why Patreon vs Substack or YouTube vids or Reddit posts? I plan to start regular shows on YT near future, prob live to encourage audience Q's. Pls recommend other formats/sites that would be warm to this work!
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Thanks for your appreciation! Are you asking why Patreon vs Substack or YouTube vids or Reddit posts? I plan to start regular shows on YT near future, prob live to encourage audience Q's. Pls recommend other formats/sites that would be warm to this work!
Does it include mention of dogs who somehow intuit when their owners set out for home from miles away?
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Does it include mention of dogs who somehow intuit when their owners set out for home from miles away?
Thank you Stephen, for your giving and courageous life!
PS: could you put a good word in for me with JM? :)
PS: could you put a good word in for me with JM? :)
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Thank you Stephen, for your giving and courageous life!
PS: could you put a good word in for me with JM? :)
PS: could you put a good word in for me with JM? :)
Civilization has existed in a state of endemic warfare for thousands of years. We sadly can't "create" our way out of such an ingrained pattern. I explore this in the essay, "Attn: Edifice Scheduled for Demolition".
January 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Civilization has existed in a state of endemic warfare for thousands of years. We sadly can't "create" our way out of such an ingrained pattern. I explore this in the essay, "Attn: Edifice Scheduled for Demolition".
Everyone in New England will start reporting UAP sightings to this service!
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Everyone in New England will start reporting UAP sightings to this service!
Language was a first step towards the abyss we have now fallen into (aka the meta-crisis). Not merely being poetic!
See my essay "Humanity Has No Destiny".
See my essay "Humanity Has No Destiny".
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Language was a first step towards the abyss we have now fallen into (aka the meta-crisis). Not merely being poetic!
See my essay "Humanity Has No Destiny".
See my essay "Humanity Has No Destiny".
Further, freedom of choice doesn't mean your innermost, unconscious "will" (needs/desires/aspirations/mission) is necessarily aligned with your conscious, egoic will. More in my essay, "Whither Will and Freedom?"
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Further, freedom of choice doesn't mean your innermost, unconscious "will" (needs/desires/aspirations/mission) is necessarily aligned with your conscious, egoic will. More in my essay, "Whither Will and Freedom?"
Leaving aside materialist claims, it's not at all clear that the "individual" has a cohesive decision center. Consider Internal Family Systems concept of "unattached burdens". And how much are we imperceptibly swayed by the intentions of those around us?
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Leaving aside materialist claims, it's not at all clear that the "individual" has a cohesive decision center. Consider Internal Family Systems concept of "unattached burdens". And how much are we imperceptibly swayed by the intentions of those around us?
The soul needs regular extended breaks from physicality. It's hell down here! :)
January 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The soul needs regular extended breaks from physicality. It's hell down here! :)
;-) Some of those ghosts are your ancestors trying to be of assistance... don't run away!
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
;-) Some of those ghosts are your ancestors trying to be of assistance... don't run away!
World in our minds, yes; through our senses, no. Because physical senses are part of the exterior world! Other beings transform us mind-to-mind via means unknowable by embodied beings. More in my essay "What Can We Say of What Is?"
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
World in our minds, yes; through our senses, no. Because physical senses are part of the exterior world! Other beings transform us mind-to-mind via means unknowable by embodied beings. More in my essay "What Can We Say of What Is?"
Would it be impertinent to point out that Plato did terrible damage to metaphysics, from which western civilization never recovered, and that this is a cause of the meta-crisis?
January 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Would it be impertinent to point out that Plato did terrible damage to metaphysics, from which western civilization never recovered, and that this is a cause of the meta-crisis?
Isn't there a malicious compliance tack here? Teach the most insightful critics of Plato? This isn't necessarily a disadvantage to students (tho it's a horror to teachers).
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Isn't there a malicious compliance tack here? Teach the most insightful critics of Plato? This isn't necessarily a disadvantage to students (tho it's a horror to teachers).
This is a different flavor of idealism, where conscious beings are not transient fragments of a Universal Mind. (However, *wisdom* is the most urgent product of metaphysics, not ontology!)
January 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
This is a different flavor of idealism, where conscious beings are not transient fragments of a Universal Mind. (However, *wisdom* is the most urgent product of metaphysics, not ontology!)
Can I suggest giving the title and an excerpt above the link?
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Can I suggest giving the title and an excerpt above the link?
Btw, if you're following research re increasing methane seeps from continental shelf clathrates, pls keep us updated.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Btw, if you're following research re increasing methane seeps from continental shelf clathrates, pls keep us updated.
I encourage you to regale us with a long thread; that sounds fascinating! Greenland will be so cheerful and alive (uplifted even) when it finally shrugs off its icy coat ;-)
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I encourage you to regale us with a long thread; that sounds fascinating! Greenland will be so cheerful and alive (uplifted even) when it finally shrugs off its icy coat ;-)
Wondering what all you saw in 2017?
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Wondering what all you saw in 2017?
It's vitally important for people to realize that human civilization has been insane for thousands of years, since the middle neolithic. We cannot recover from that by collective intention/action; our physical environment must change.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
It's vitally important for people to realize that human civilization has been insane for thousands of years, since the middle neolithic. We cannot recover from that by collective intention/action; our physical environment must change.