july

amusement, wonder, and uncertainty
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Stories are the way we explain how we see reality. So, if there's no way to describe how a thing fits into the world, it's extremely difficult to sell it to people — @july

(Paraphrased, but I hope I have given this thought the justice it deserves.)

Reminded of Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

The role of mythos in the world - it is a gateway / interface to the unexplainable, what we use to access the non-empirical

creating and destroying; built flying cars & autonomous vehicles, now building /faust, more here: /july, web: july.rocks

If you're into this, I think you'd really enjoy Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. He tells a pseudo-biographical story of his experience with a psychotic breakdown as it relates to reality outside of / before the mythos (i.e. consciously aware myth). It's a wild and resonant trip.

a jiraffe on the internet • nf.td/morereese

Right on! It’s one of my all time favorites. If you end up reading it I’m curious to hear what your impressions are

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve been recommended this book many times to be perfectly honest with you, it just might be time to read it. This just might be the straw that breaks the camels back