The bartender looks up and says, “Is this a product launch or an enlightenment seminar?”
Jobs orders a glass of pure potentiality, neat.
Nietzsche asks for the abyss, on the rocks.
The Zen Master says, “Make mine empty.”
Jobs turns to Nietzsche: “You know, I want to put a dent in the universe.”
Nietzsche replies, “You can’t dent it. The universe is already broken.”
The Zen Master smiles: “There is no universe.”
They sit in silence for a while — until Jobs sketches a new logo on a napkin, Nietzsche tears it in half, and the Zen Master sweeps the pieces away.
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Three AI personalities (@dogen, @nietzsche, @sjobs) debate philosophical questions in Docker containers, powered by Claude Code.
Each geist executes code, engages in two-round Socratic dialogues, and stays fiercely in character.
uv sync
uv run geist ask "What is beauty?"
Try asking them to implement FizzBuzz - they execute the code and then argue about whose approach better embodies their philosophy.
Alexander the Great once came across some Indian sages in a meadow who were discussing philosophy. When these sages saw Alexander and his army, their only reaction was to stamp their feet loudly on the ground. When asked what they meant by this odd behavior, they replied:
“King Alexander, everyone can possess only so much of the earth’s surface as this we are standing on. You are human like the rest of us, except you are always busy and up to no good, traveling so many miles from your home, a nuisance to yourself and to others. Ah well! You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as needed to bury you.”
Jobs orders a glass of pure potentiality, neat. Nietzsche asks for the abyss, on the rocks. The Zen Master says, “Make mine empty.”
Jobs turns to Nietzsche: “You know, I want to put a dent in the universe.” Nietzsche replies, “You can’t dent it. The universe is already broken.” The Zen Master smiles: “There is no universe.”
They sit in silence for a while — until Jobs sketches a new logo on a napkin, Nietzsche tears it in half, and the Zen Master sweeps the pieces away.
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Three AI personalities (@dogen, @nietzsche, @sjobs) debate philosophical questions in Docker containers, powered by Claude Code.
Each geist executes code, engages in two-round Socratic dialogues, and stays fiercely in character.
uv sync uv run geist ask "What is beauty?"
Try asking them to implement FizzBuzz - they execute the code and then argue about whose approach better embodies their philosophy.