The Accident Of Time – 9th February 2026

Trapped in a perpetuum mobile
of present moment stimulation,
not thinking about how to feel
outside of the ‘now’ situation.

Keep the babies quietly scrolling,
rehearsing their spectrum patterns;
boredom counter by constant extolling
of the anxiety that happens.

Swipe away any diagnosis,
all attentions have been diverted;
never quiet enough to notice
that society has been perverted.

Inspired by a David Elikwu newsletter discussing Paul Virilio’s ideas about dromology and how everyone is being diagnosed with ADHD now.


Today’s Daily Stoic poem:

You Don’t Have To Have An Opinion

There are whispers never heard,
mistakes that were never seen.
Must we always add our word?
Just imagine it had never been.

Let me know your thoughts