Monday, 20 October 2025

JR. Wishful conceit of permanence

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Here is a quote attributed to Jacob Rubin on the idea of permanence:


“Humans had dreamed up a thing called ‘permanence,’ a word with no actual referent, and then gnashed their teeth and wept and accused the universe of being ‘senseless’ because it didn’t abide by this wishful conceit.” 


If you like, I can check for the source context (book, essay, interview) and share that too.


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