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Society is an illusion; "people" is not a singular entity. Imagine a loaf of sliced bread: so long as the pieces are fairly consistent and sound, it can resemb
by zdragnar 2y ago
Society is an illusion; "people" is not a singular entity.
Imagine a loaf of sliced bread: so long as the pieces are fairly consistent and sound, it can resemble a loaf.
If one or more of the pieces is unsound, irregular in shape or consistency, the illusion of a singular loaf breaks.
It isn't the nature of "people", it is the imperfect nature of the metaphor of "people" itself.
- Murky3515 2y agoSilly and pointless reductionism. You assign meaning to each slice, but not to the loaf, even though the same logic applies to the "illusion" of a slice? It's turtles all the way down, and the concept of society is as real and as important as any of the other layers.
- jancsika 2y agoTo add to the point you were making: an "individual" who's been starting at a screen doing nothing but typing aphorisms for a week straight will look visibly unhealthy to their friends. That change in countenance reveals all the hidden social connections on which that person necessarily relies for their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.