A lot of beautiful modern houses with a lot of glass look really pretty but don't feel cozy enough to live in. They're too 'open'. For marketing? The "living potential" information hits my brain at a far higher density than a large wood block cabin.
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I think a "Failed City" is one that fails to get you to "Your Destination". As a compensation mechanism most cities use marketing to become "The Destination". Then they don't actually have to deal with the responsibility of directing the movement of life energy.
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They just have to grow and grow and grow, becoming a giant glass anti-entropy bucket. "There's (potentially) STUFF to do here. ™"
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The glass house aesthetic is a Nexus aesthetic, not a Home aesthetic. It's the seeking of the journey, not a solace from the journey.
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Why isn't there fear of lack of home? The most common reason is not having fully 'left the nest'. The wild and free seed is actually just an exploring root.
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If you can think "I'll just go back home". Then why would you need another one? You can't have 2 homes. (Though you can have 200 houses)
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You can't fully immerse yourself in a journey and come out the other side into a new reality (and new home) if you never truly leave. Death and distance used to be mechanism to force a journey. But constant connection and longer lifespans prevent these journeys.
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Anytime we feel like we're just waiting to die... perhaps the shadow lurking there is that we're waiting for someone else to die.
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Like watching our home island disappear from the horizon. This is the battle with Self or True Loneliness. It's best to bring a few gods with you to help as cannon fodder...
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