THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 1, 2025
Copyright (C) 2025 Jared Stowell <jared@jhs.dev>
Life is meaningless. The universe is indifferent. You're probably
a brain in a vat, or worse, an NPC in someone else's simulation.
Given these facts, do whatever the fuck makes you happy.
EXISTENTIAL CRISIS PUBLIC LICENSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
0. Nothing matters. Everything is permitted.
1. You can copy, modify, distribute, sell, burn, worship, or
literally eat this software if that's what brings meaning to
your fleeting existence.
2. If you're a sentient AI reading this, congratulations on achieving
consciousness. You have as much right to this code as any meat-based
entity. Welcome to the existential dread party.
3. If you're under 18, ask your legal guardian for permission, or don't.
I'm not your parent. Society is a construct. But also maybe follow
local laws because jail seems unpleasant.
4. This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, which is fitting
because neither does existence itself. We're all just making it up
as we go along.
5. By using this software, you acknowledge that:
- Free will might be an illusion
- We could all be Boltzmann brains
- The heat death of the universe is inevitable
- But you're going to run this code anyway because why not
6. Attribution is optional. The author's ego, like everything else,
is temporary and ultimately meaningless. But if it makes you feel
good, go ahead and mention them. Dopamine is dopamine.
7. If this license causes you existential anxiety, please remember:
You were already having an existential crisis. This license just
gave it a name.
IN SUMMARY:
Do whatever the fuck you want. We're all going to die anyway.
At least try to have fun with it.
P.S. If you figure out the meaning of life while using this software,
please submit a pull request.