The future isn't real. - by harpriya - cloudless sundays
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How capitalism and the progression of science influences the existence of the past and the future. And also how religion introduces the idea of freedom.
A couple weeks ago, I was on the phone with a friend. He said something like “Hot take, but the future isn’t real. And even hotter take, the past isn’t real either”. I didn’t understand what he meant at all, but it confused me enough that I’ve thought about those words quite deeply. I’ve come to realize the profound simplicity in his idea of the present, and more importantly: freedom. The start of the intellectual revolution of humankind began with ideas of mass cooperation. These ideas were meant to unify groups of people and influence their behaviors. During the tribal age, these ideas…
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