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>It made me think about how much of life feels trapped in utility.
that's a you problem dude. change your mindset. you don't need philosophy or bizarre experiences or "waste" to "break through usefulness." just change you how you see the world. but you won't do that because you actually like the idea that you are trapped in utility. it seems romantic to you, the idea that you have lost something which can only be recovered in rare moments. you cling to these ideas which is why you were attracted to bataille's statement. it wasn't because it was true, but because you wanted to believe it that you accepted it. now you let him control your mind and you retroactively repaint your memories and idea of yourself to fit in line with it, thinking that you were like that all along. of course, you won't accept my post because you are too attached to all these stupid ideas.

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Bataille said we only become fully human in moments where we break through usefulness, when we waste, when we sacrifice. That hit me hard. It made me…