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Category Archives: Personal
Where am I being deceptive, deceived, dishonest in my online autobiography? Part II
Part one. I asked Grok to analyze chapter eight of my online autobiography covering my correspondence in 1993. Grok said: Where You Might Be Deceptive or Dishonest Self-Perception vs. Others’ Perceptions: Issue: You present yourself as honest, spiritual, and a … Continue reading
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Where am I being deceptive, deceived, dishonest in my online autobiography?
I asked Grok to analyze my writing from 1992-93 about my earliest years and what Grok told me below reminded me that my writing under analysis primarily reflected my state at the time of its formation (isolation and social maladjustment … Continue reading
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Lives on the Edge: Profiles in Sex, Love and Death
Grok says about my 2006 book: Lives on the Edge appears to be a non-fiction work by Luke Ford that profiles individuals—primarily figures from the adult entertainment industry—whose lives intersect with themes of sex, love, and death. The book is … Continue reading
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XXX-Communicated: A Rebel Without a Shul
I asked Grok for an analysis of my 2004 memoir: XXX-Communicated is a raw, introspective memoir chronicling your journey from a Seventh-Day Adventist upbringing in Australia to a life as a convert to Orthodox Judaism in Los Angeles, intertwined with … Continue reading
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I Wonder What The Luke Ford Fan Blog Would Say Today?
The LF Fan Blog had glory days — not glory holes! — in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Steve Sailer wrote July 24, 2005: “Mickey Kaus called Luke the “human Echelon Project, for the prodigious amount of interviewing and transcribing … Continue reading
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A Mitzvah Of Madness
My friend Liponious asks Grok: “write a short story about a back yard kosher bbq with Luke Ford, [regulars on my livestream chats] Liponius, Elliott Blatt, Bob Altburgher and Glibb Medly. Incorporate a mexican pinata filled with hallucinogenic drugs. Incorporate … Continue reading
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I Was Late
I was 15-minutes late for an important meeting today and this almost never happens to me. I was late because I was so sure I knew where I was going, but I didn’t, and then when I checked my phone’s … Continue reading
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How I Develop My Views On Current Events
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Abortion
I don’t talk much about abortion. It’s not a big issue for me, but my thinking on it has been fairly consistent: Most abortions are immoral and abortion should be legal for the first trimester. I like what France does … Continue reading
The Need To Feel Superior
The less superior my real life, the more intensely I’ve felt the need for a hero system that makes me superior. Growing up as a believing Seventh-Day Adventist, I felt superior to the rest of the world because I was … Continue reading
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