For us moderns do appear to be, on the whole, disturbed and homeless creatures who’ve altogether lost anything resembling a ‘rudder’ or a ‘center’ or a ‘backbone’. In lieu of ultimate truth, we fumble and founder between the various “rushes” and temporary highs we can obtain by unlocking new esoteric knowledge, and for many of us — that appears to be as good as it ever gets.
— Read on shagbark.substack.com/p/stumbling-toward-the-cosmopolitan
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