We Owe the Machines Nothing

On toasters, nails, and building a better self

May 16 • Anthony Curtis

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April 2026

What Do We Owe Each Other in The Process of Carrying Harm?

Forgiving the one who broke your leg doesn't remove the limp

Apr 8 • Anthony Curtis

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No Clean Hands

What Project Hail Mary, World War II, and the Persian Gulf tell us about living with what we've done

Apr 2 • Anthony Curtis

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March 2026

Fatigue Makes Cowards of All of Us

Mental health, moral capacity, and the difference between an excuse and an explanation

Mar 26 • Anthony Curtis

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When The Morality is Messy...

But The Show Must Go On

Mar 14 • Anthony Curtis

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This Too Shall Pass

The Liberating Freedom of Impermanence

Mar 3 • Anthony Curtis

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January 2026

A Moment to Reflect on Minneapolis

Rejecting moral purity even driven by righteous anger

Jan 30 • Anthony Curtis

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Tempering the Terrible

Owning the Monster Within

Jan 24 • Anthony Curtis

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PUNK PHILOSOPHY

EMPATHY AS REBELLION

Jan 19 • Anthony Curtis

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Ledger Ethics: The Prosthetic Conscience

I am still recovering from my multilevel neck fusion surgery, but I wanted to drop in with a brief update.

Jan 13 • Anthony Curtis

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Sharing my Brain Through Chronic Pain

This Essay Brought to You by 87 Days of Agony

Jan 12 • Anthony Curtis

I Was Owed. I Let Go. A Story of Grief and Growth.

Finding Meaning in Trauma

Jan 5 • Anthony Curtis

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