Multiple simultaneous plot threads. So weak.
Multiple simultaneous plot threads. So weak.
The plot is discovery and progressive revealment of big weird thing. The climax is flashback-heavy explanation of big weird thing.
A billion years ago we figured out acquisition. Grab all the stuff.
A million years ago we figured out language.
Now we use language for acquisition. If we do that efficiently enough we can convert language to acquisition 100%. Which deletes all value from the language for us. But what a great business!
And you found it so darn offensive that you needed to ignore my point and insult me. I sympathize.
Whenever anybody tries to talk about anything strange and significant you people get defensive. It’s as if you actually prefer to be boring, mediocre and shitty. You’ve got a deathgrip on it.
Most of us use “mind” to refer to intellect. The thing we think with, where all the ideas are.
But the Buddhists are referring to your “attention”. Like a flashlight, you direct it at stuff. Sights, sounds, thoughts, etc.
That’s 2 quite different things. “Open your mind” is a different thing there.
Actually, everybody complains about cancel culture. And Christians.
Sorta star wars too.