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One good thing pre-modern societies did better than us is take luck a lot more seriously. The content of superstitions and astrology etc does not matter. What matters is that it occupies headspace that would otherwise get filled by false confidence in causality.
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Superstitions are like intellectual styrofoam. They fill the empty spaces of unknowns and hold space for doubt, but without the stress of felt uncertainty and the urge to overindex on what you can explain reasonably.
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In the west “luck” in everyday life (not lotteries) has been reduced to cute theatrical rituals, phatic speech, and astrology etc as a sort of comicbook fandom. In Asia, it still suffuses life as a scaffolding of ceremony structuring everyday life with taboos, ceremonies etc.
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How do you hold space for luck in postmodern conditions? This might be the overarching question that has been driving me these last few years. The best known answer so far is shitposting. Which explains why even powerful people try it. Everybody needs to make luck.
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But now you wrote it for all to see, and it won't work anymore - it is known that the written word kills all real magic.
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I view things as membranes that control inputs/outputs so balance/flow isnt impacted Being aware of things that are powerful enough to breakthro the membrane to disrupt the balance can be seen as luck However, if more attention is given to improve membrane, luck can be reduced
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All of my artwork is luck. I have daily practice rituals to open space for luck to come in. I post on Instagram for the random chance someone else will engage. I am thrilled when either thing happens.
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