Writing as Liberation of Consciousness
Can I make the case for writing as fundamental to the liberation of consciousness? It’s not about becoming known in the literary world, or to advance your career. It is more fundamental than that. Writing is a way to edit the source code of your mind, to rewire your perceptions.
It’s even a tool to change the world around you. Religions, governments, and company define society through prose, code, and law. There’s always been an asymmetry; the writing was done by a small cabal. What happens when anyone can make software? What about a religion that encourages writing for self-knowledge? What about a liquid democracy that let’s citizens shape policy through essays?