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At the core of human being . . . is a rift within the individual between what it is and what it is not. A self thrown into the flux and flow of human time, the obligations and expectations of a life, the ideals and aspirations of desire, the finitude and contingency that structures dread and anxiety. A self at odds with itself. A self that is never completely itself. Hence, a twofold, tension-filled movement: not wanting to be what you are and wanting to be something else. Today, a whole panoply of more modern, more sensible approaches tackle the same dilemma: self-help, self-improvement, working through, optimizing, personal best, you are your own guru, each self a work in progress—all of it structured by what one is not. Perhaps we struggle to become the person who will simply accept who we are.

Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker, Sad Planets

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City Life, Summer 2024, Turin, Italy

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Louise Glück, from Meadowlands; "Departure"

[Text ID: "The night isn't dark; the world is dark. / Stay with me a little longer."]

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Rock Pile of the Summer Dwelling / James John Midwinter

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EORA COUNTRY

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