The Zero-Sum Puzzle: Thought and Kindness
If philosophy expands thought to the bounds of the universe, what does that imply about kindness — and the cost of existing?
Vamsi Krishna I write about questions of existence, consciousness, and how they quietly shape the choices we make. My thinking is grounded in non-duality — Shankara, Vivekananda — alongside game theory, mathematics, and technology.
Recent Essays
Which integral?
On discretisation, perceived rank, and whether integrating more dimensions brings us closer to freedom — or traps us in an immortal prison.
Doubt and the Will to Exist
Both paths — consciousness expanding into stasis, or eternal conflict in infinite meta-worlds — lead nowhere good. So what actually fuels the will to keep existing?
The Knowledge Contradiction
At the singularity of absolute knowledge, thought ceases — existence transcends into non-existence. The imperfection of knowledge is what protects us.
Non-linearity
No single event is responsible for the next state. Understanding this — and the suffering that introduces non-linearity — is one of the purest forms of freedom.