# Mark Ayers

> Short, plain, unhedged essays on thinking and cognition, civilization, and identity — with poetry, story, and the small crafts of attention: coffee, calendars, kitchens, and code.

Author: Mark Ayers (mark@philoserf.com)
Base URL: https://philoserf.com/

## Pages
- [About](https://philoserf.com/about/): Who the author is
- [Now](https://philoserf.com/now/): Current focus
- [Uses](https://philoserf.com/uses/): Tools and setup

## Writing
- [Posts](https://philoserf.com/posts/): Index of all posts
- [Truth, Power, and Political Decay](https://philoserf.com/posts/truth-power-and-political-decay/) — 2026-08-10
- [Regional Food Outside Town](https://philoserf.com/posts/regional-food-outside-town/) — 2026-08-07
- [Curiosity and Intellectual Loneliness](https://philoserf.com/posts/curiosity-and-intellectual-loneliness/) — 2026-08-05
- [The Backup Club Effect](https://philoserf.com/posts/the-backup-club-effect/) — 2026-08-03
- [Curiosity, Creation, and Regress](https://philoserf.com/posts/curiosity-creation-and-regress/) — 2026-07-31
- [Childhood Norms Shaping Adult Behavior](https://philoserf.com/posts/childhood-norms-shaping-adult-behavior/) — 2026-07-29
- [DNA as Remix Culture](https://philoserf.com/posts/dna-as-remix-culture/) — 2026-07-27
- [Powerlessness in Inherited Systems](https://philoserf.com/posts/powerlessness-in-inherited-systems/) — 2026-07-24
- [The note graph in July 2026](https://philoserf.com/posts/the-note-graph-in-july-2026/) — 2026-07-23
- [Social Contract Legitimacy](https://philoserf.com/posts/social-contract-legitimacy/) — 2026-07-22
- [Books I have read](https://philoserf.com/posts/books-i-have-read/) — 2026-07-21
- [Fairness vs. Prosperity Tradeoff](https://philoserf.com/posts/fairness-vs-prosperity-tradeoff/) — 2026-07-20
- [Vacation Length Thresholds](https://philoserf.com/posts/vacation-length-thresholds/) — 2026-07-17
- [Dreams as Translation Loss](https://philoserf.com/posts/dreams-as-translation-loss/) — 2026-07-15
- [Hybrid Productivity System](https://philoserf.com/posts/hybrid-productivity-system/) — 2026-07-13
- [Time, Eternity, and Cosmic Machinery](https://philoserf.com/posts/time-eternity-and-cosmic-machinery/) — 2026-07-10
- [Canopus Survey Great Wheel](https://philoserf.com/posts/canopus-survey-great-wheel/) — 2026-07-08
- [UTM Parameter Origins](https://philoserf.com/posts/utm-parameter-origins/) — 2026-07-06
- [Republic Continuity as Achievement](https://philoserf.com/posts/republic-continuity-as-achievement/) — 2026-07-03
- [Agency Without a Self](https://philoserf.com/posts/agency-without-a-self/) — 2026-07-01

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