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ediblspaceships's avatar

it's a need for a less abrasive

encounter, and a little more

space between the wheel and

the axle.

when the wheel and the axle

get too close together they

lose that playfulness.

there's no play in it left.

so they have to have a bit of

oil, a bit of distancing from

each other and so on.

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Clinton Ignatov's avatar

Yup! And the converse—get too much of a gap and the wheel falls right off! I love McLuhan's bit in the chapter in UM about money (the poor man's credit card) about how all transactions are a reciprocal and cyclical process of grasping and letting go, derived from our ancestors swinging from trees. Loosen, tighten, loosen, tighten.

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ediblspaceships's avatar

Great work Clinton! 😎🍻👍

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