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(current thoughts on a reductionist rational approach to utility) what is my use? can this be defined? if so is this exclusive? if this definition of a person or a thing’s use is not comprehensive then how is this definition useful? any statement of the usefulness of a person or a thing is a selective paraphrasing of an epic written since the very beginning definitions and importance given to the usefulness of a person or a thing illuminate the agenda of the source a tree cleans the air provides shade on a sunny day and shelter from the rain a tree can have a swing attached to a branch for children to play is that all? the uses are endless and listing them meaningless unless useful to categorise reduce define systematise a plumber is useful if the toilet is blocked a person is a plumber this person is never only a plumber plumber is not a definition of a person but merely a minute fragment of the contribution of a person we are not what we do we are not what we contribute we are not how others define us neither is a tree neither is a bee neither is a cat and the list of exceptions is as infinite as the nature of those on the list  lots of useful stuff
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This is where the joy lives this uselessness is what I am intrinsically All of it is ridiculous nonsensical I am foolish to imprint meaning essentiality is impossible even if I can perceive all of the infinite dimensions which I am part of I still will be a piece of this all a wondrous junkyard of meaningless potentiality others I respect in this parade somehow my uselessness in no way cancels out this respect nor does it offer a malignant licence to destroy others  A useless machine by Jean Tinguely
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August 2024
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