![If I wrote about "being [abstraction]" I would be ignoring existential issues (such as death, limited-time, the arbitrary nature of the universe, the mystery of consciousness) that I feel affect me most in my life and think about most of the time. Another reason is that it doesn't seem specific or accurate, to me, to write about "being [abstraction]." I think there are some other reasons.](/assets/img/quote-photos/if-i-wrote-about-being-abstraction-i-would-be-ignoring-existential-issues-su.jpg)
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