Simplest characterization of multitemporality I’ve come up with yet: the temporal equivalent of designating a direction as “up” on a space station.
Weightlessness is like atemporality. Gravity [~= time] still exists as a physical phenomenon but does not induce privileged “up”.
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The term microgravity is preferable to weightlessness since there is still a tiny local gravity. So some choices of “up” are somewhat more privileged. By analogy, atemporality —> microtemporality. Some directions of arrow of time (cone around future —> past) are more privileged.
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Hmm... also, in space, mass and inertia still exist and need attention but are no longer aligned with gravity. All your reflexes need retraining.
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