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"...creation is not the peak of existence; nor is consumption the pit. Both are appropriate for different people at different points in time and for varying instrumental and appreciative ends. Unfortunately, there's no mechanism for gentle transitions between the two. The intermediate state is neither easy to get to, simple to sustain, nor wholesome to exit from. Many people are forced, unnecessarily, to skip the intermediate and careen between the poles of creating and consuming, never quite achieving contentment."

"...creation is not the peak of existence; nor is consumption the pit. Both are appropriate for different people at different points in time and for varying instrumental and appreciative ends. Unfortunately, there's no mechanism for gentle transitions between the two. The intermediate state is neither easy to get to, simple to sustain, nor wholesome to exit from. Many people are forced, unnecessarily, to skip the intermediate and careen between the poles of creating and consuming, never quite achieving contentment."
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