Transcendence

The Origin of a Philosophy # During an exchange on Reddit—one of those moments when digital discourse became more heated than collaborative—I found myself articulating a concept that has lingered persistently in my thoughts: the idea of “transcending beyond surface narratives.” This phrase, spontaneously expressed in that context, actually represents a philosophical framework I’ve been developing for years. I’ve often contemplated writing a comprehensive work extending the late anthropologist David Graeber’s brilliant Bullshit Jobs, which would expand his critique beyond occupational structures to encompass broader societal systems and cultural constructs.