Human artifacts each fall at some point on a spectrum from "things that are maintained and repaired" to "things that can only be replaced"
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@sarahdoingthing Seems like an evolutionary mismatch, which is a confusion. At least that's my reflex on watching most episodes of Hoarders. -
@NineBandedBooks good Buddhist practice to be aware that you are rotting but this seems unwholesome - 2 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing I find junk-items haunted with the shell of meaning--that old cardboard box is useless, falling apart, but it's a *thing*.. -
@sarahdoingthing It harms me by its presence, but abandoning it is unbearable. Maybe there aren't enough 'real' 'things' in environment. - 4 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing Some structures improve with age, like Scandinavian log houses or the Roman Empire mortar still setting after 2000?years. -
@wrathofgnon yixing pots... - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing Exactly. Which is why I prefer rituals of maintenance. The opposite is much much worse.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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