Author here. The mods were kind enough to give this a second chance after the spam filter ate it.
I'm a 3rd year physics student at Leeds, not an AI. I know this is a bit more 'philosophical' than the usual engineering post, but I've been obsessed with how technical concepts like 'collision detection' and 'rendering' map onto the social stagnation I see on campus.
I wrote this as a genuine attempt to bridge Mark Fisher with systems theory. If it reads like a manifesto, that's just because I've been reading too much Nietzsche between lab sessions. Would love to hear if the 'systems' metaphor holds up for actual engineers.
Author here. The mods were kind enough to give this a second chance after the spam filter ate it. I'm a 3rd year physics student at Leeds, not an AI. I know this is a bit more 'philosophical' than the usual engineering post, but I've been obsessed with how technical concepts like 'collision detection' and 'rendering' map onto the social stagnation I see on campus. I wrote this as a genuine attempt to bridge Mark Fisher with systems theory. If it reads like a manifesto, that's just because I've been reading too much Nietzsche between lab sessions. Would love to hear if the 'systems' metaphor holds up for actual engineers.