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One of my favorite books is The Mezzanine[0], which takes place entirely as a man ascends a single elevator but spins off onto all kinds of tangents that comment on and express exuberance about the most mundane things.

There's an entire thread on the evolution of stapler design, elaborations on the invention of perforations, and abundant self-reflection. It's almost like a hybrid of Leonard Read's "I, Pencil" and Hegel.

There's something magical about paying close attention to the mundane, IMHO.

Praise dullness!

[0]:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mezzanine

parent xelxebar 1 year ago

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