The Unlikely Buddha

In fair Silicon Valley, where the code doth flow, A billionaire did purchase a social media site. He vowed to make it a utopia, A place where all could meet and debate. The billionaire spoke of freedom of speech, And of how the site would be a forum for all ideas. He said that it would be a place where people could come together And work together to make the world a better place. The people rejoiced, And they flocked to the site in droves. They spoke of peace and love, And of how the site would bring about a new era of enlightenment. I was among those who were initially optimistic about its future. I believed that the billionaire's promises of freedom and equality would be fulfilled. I saw the site as a way to bring people together and to create a more just and equitable world.  However, my optimism was soon to be dashed. The billionaire's true colors began to show. He began to limit free speech, And he started to promote alt-right agendas. He silenced his critics, And he banne...

A probe named Solaris was made virtually indestructible, was launched towards a  black hole in the center of the Milky Way ( Sagittarius A ). It was equipped with two clocks, one earth time and one probe time, a video recorder with limitless memory, and the ability to measure radiation and pressures. Solaris began its journey slowly, but as it got closer to the black hole, it accelerated at an ever-increasing rate. The video recorder captured the stars and planets whizzing by in a blur, and the clocks began to tick faster and faster. The radiation and pressures became so intense that the probe's shields began to fail. As Solaris approached the event horizon, the black hole's gravity became so strong that it began to bend the fabric of spacetime. Solaris was stretched and squeezed, but it did not tear apart. The video recorder captured the probe entering the wormhole, and then everything went dark. Solaris was now in a different universe. The stars were different, the planets w...

Mark Zuckerberg: Elon, it's good to see you again. Elon Musk: Likewise, Mark. It's been a while. Mark Zuckerberg: I know, it has. We've been pretty busy, both of us. Elon Musk: That's for sure. I'm still trying to figure out how to get to Mars, and you're still trying to figure out how to keep people from hating you. Mark Zuckerberg: (laughs) That's one way of putting it. Elon Musk: So, how are we doing, Mark? Are we still competing with each other? Mark Zuckerberg: We are, but it's a friendly competition. We both want to make the world a better place, and we both think social media can play a big role in that. Elon Musk: I agree. Social media has the potential to connect people and share ideas in ways that were never before possible. But it also has the potential to be used for harm. Mark Zuckerberg: That's why it's so important that we use social media responsibly. We need to make sure that it's a force for good, not for evil. Elon Musk: I ...

Steve was a theoretical physicist with a post doctorate degree. He was also a bit of a comic, and he loved to post funny things on his Twitter account, @UnlikelyBuddha One day, Steve was browsing Twitter when he came across a post by a young mother. The post was about how her toddler had just learned the word "quantum," and he was now running around the house saying, "Quantum! Quantum!" Steve found this post hilarious, and he retweeted it with the comment, "In a parallel universe, my toddler is running around the house saying, 'Buddha! Buddha!'" His girlfriend, who was a PhD in animal behavior, saw his tweet and laughed. "That's funny," she said. "But in a parallel universe, your toddler might not even be a toddler. He might be a cat, or a dog, or even a bird." "That's true," said Steve. "In a parallel universe, anything is possible. My toddler could be anything." "Even a theoretical physicist?...