“things of the world,” by which she means precisely the human-built world, in, as she put it, “stabilizing human life” — anchors of identity; but maybe not anchors but rather navigational beacons that help us map the self across time.)
L. M. Sacasas • The Stuff of Life: Materiality and the Self
the container for the universe to exist within; (2) the bridge between our inner and outer worlds; and (3) the mirror that reflects our everyday thoughts, feelings, emotions, and beliefs.
Gregg Braden • The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles and Belief
The mind craves a stabilized context to know what is valuable. That is how we are wired. One way to secure a context is to develop a World and live within
Ian Cheng • Emissary's Guide To Worlding
Art as Control in a Chaotic World
Humans crave control, and creating art (whether visual, musical, or narrative) gives a sense of agency:
It allows one to reshape reality, make meaning from chaos, and impose order on emotion.
It’s a coping mechanism, a way to digest fear, longing, confusion, beauty.
AI accelerates and expands this ability:
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