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		lisper on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning (2016) > the act of making copies of our DNA might be a great example of playful work That's an interesting idea, but I don't buy it. I think playfulness requires a brain. How would you distinguish "playful" chemistry from "serious work" chemistry?

disco_framework on July 14, 2023 [–]

I know what you're saying but I think we may have lost the plot here.

The original link was about finding meaning after all, right?

lisper on July 14, 2023 | [–]

Yes, but the comment I was originally responding to was that “we are here on earth to fart around”.

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