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We are "creatures of deficiency," as Hans Blumenberg put it. We have the Faustian ability to conceive of the theoretical possibility of a contented completeness, and we pursue it endlessly.
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continual inevitable screeching gear-grinding misalignment between the world and a world-modeling capacity sufficient to build infinite alternate worlds, flaring in an unending phoenix cycle of suffering and creativity
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A deeply social species where each member is convinced they’re individual and distinct from all others. A species who craves equilibrium and seeks volatility. Who cannot communicate without shared experience, but pursues mutation.
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Alone-ness: absolutely zero people can have your unique experiences on your behalf. Suffering, struggle, triumph, growth, and death.
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