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i'm just the most recent patch note on a Meat Machine

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actions don't define a person forever
(although they might be used to generate predictive models of behavior)
actions define moments
and moments are All We Have

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we are all familiar with
The Self-Proclaimed Writer
with dozens of books "in the works"
and not a single page penned

you will not wake up one morning with a finished novel on your desk
unless you are the sort of person that writes sentences

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the difference between fantasizing and visualizing is a matter of Indulgence

when we imagine our accomplishments
what is the real subject of the fantasy?
financial stability? the admiration of our peers? the remediation of past injustice? independence? emotional security?

decisions aren't pathways
they're vehicles
sometimes you in the pilot seat
sometimes youre riding shotgun
sometimes life rolls up to the curb and throws you in the trunk

there ain't a ride at this fun park that lasts forever
just cause you feel the wind in your hair doesn't mean your goin anywhere