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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Oct 2019
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    Have you ever had an object lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed that felt somewhat similar to a human you’re related to getting hurt or dying? Ie qualitatively similar sense of subjective loss even if less intense? If so, what was the object, and what was your history with it?

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Oct 2019
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        We seem to have lost at least 1 box in the move to LA, and appear to be missing a couple of random things (a pair of binoculars and an iron). Weirdly, the sense of uncertainty of the full set of unknown-known objects that might have been in the box makes for an odd sense of loss

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Oct 2019
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        Nothing actually important or of real sentimental value appears to be missing, so it’s probably ignorable, but still a box of externalized soul with indeterminate contents is gone, so the unknown-known objects seem to be imbued with the average significance of objects we own.

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      2. elliot‏ @elmkast 6 Oct 2019
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        I lost my gameboy advance in elementary school and it was devastating. I was as depressed as a kid can be. Found it at a friend's house after a few months I think.

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      3. elliot‏ @elmkast 6 Oct 2019
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        In a similar vein, I've had my macbook pro for almost 5 years and if something happened to it I'd be very sad. As sad as losing a family member? I hope not. but still pretty messed up

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      1. Bushra Farooqui  🎄 🌉‏ @startuployalist 6 Oct 2019
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        This reminds me of O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi" 😛

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Oct 2019
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        How about just a sample of the lost objects without explanations then 🙂

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      1. Steve H  ☕️‏ @SecurelyHashed 6 Oct 2019
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        Not quite the same level, but trading in my first car kind of hurt

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        A voice recorder and stack of pages filled with my developing thought on a number of subjects I found very important. About 12 mos of very formative time traveling the US. Also some art I purchased at the time.

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      2. Steven‏ @_StevenFan 6 Oct 2019
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        On my 9th birthday I got a 1st edition holographic charzard in a booster pack. Someone stole it same day.

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        I once lost my brother's pokemon card in the space of the molding above the door frame and the wall

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