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Alexander Loewi, PhD

30 Jun 2025 — 1 min read

I didn't have time to write you an essay ... because I spent an hour in the sun in a wool suit, shooting a video. It's not the best video ever made, but it's also not the worst – and as the literally only video I've ever uploaded to YouTube, it is without a doubt the best video I have ever uploaded to YouTube. Here's a sneak peek, and perhaps a unique one, should I wake up and decide I need to redo the whole thing – which is entirely possible.

These, I hope, will be the early, raw, scramblings of a thing that one day is large and polished and well known. But until that happens, I will continue to work in, and attempt to continue to appreciate, this weird space in between. The ideas have been had. The drafts have been finished. The things exist – but no-one knows about them. Will that change? Only time will tell. But I am glad that you can be here with me, as we hold our breath together.

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