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I DON'T KNOW / QUESTION / 06 SEPTEMBER 2026

WHY DO WE WANT THINGS WE DON'T NEED?

Need is a poor map of desire. We want objects because they promise a different arrangement of the day: a lamp, a bag, a chair. The question may be whether the object joins the life or merely interrupts it.

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