i decided to splurge. after five months on a low carb, keto-like, diet, i was going to partake a chocolate chip cookie. this decision, however, would be done without compromise to the diet that has produced a “flat” “one pack” stomach. the most impressive part of this vision of fitness was that it was accomplished with not one “sit up”.
this indulgence, therefore, was going to be a healthy morsel. rather than visiting the frozen food section and grabbing a roll of pre-made toll house cookie dough, a home baking experiment was to create sweet crispy goodness. in this quest, non-traditional materials were marshalled at both the local costco and regular market. almond flour, coconut flour, keto friendly chocolate chips and a sweetner called stevia made it into my shopping bag. the cookie’s cost projection quickly approached that of a salt bae steak.
while i had understood the ingredients needed, i had no recipe in mind. as such, i googled. the search results inundating me with far too many of recipes to consume. sifting through the various results to find the right recipe was to take longer than the act of preparing and baking the cookies.
this experience coincided with a podcast discussing humanity’s present nature; technology is overrunning humanity with “too” much information. these data offerings quite similar to modern society’s food offerings. most of the options are “junk.” reading internet offerings can feel like consuming a mental “twinkie” or “ding dong”. often this information- like many food products- is packaged in a way for one to believe that is the good stuff. just like many food products, much of what is being communicated amounts to misinformation or disinformation. this problem, in the electronic world, is likely to grow with artificial intelligence’s increasing ability to produce such material with rapidly in a cost-efficient manner.
as such, my cookie venture led to me believe that there was also a need to go on an informational diet. the internet challenges us to find within it reliable sources. likewise, some sources have valuable information but is surrounded by garbage. there is a need to put a limit towards endless consumption. thus, finding and promoting quality sites will be increasingly important in the years to come.
be well!!
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