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Regarding the process of enclosure and colonization:

“It might be tempting to downplay these moments of violence as mere aberrations in the history of capitalism. But they are not. They are the foundation of it. Growth has always relied on processed of colonization.”

Yukio man, this should have stayed in your diary and never been published

So far many of the principles of letting go and self-compassion (as an embrace of nothingness) sound very similar to other books I have read so far, just this time through the lens of Buddhism. Not that that is a bad thing, but it is interesting how many similar principles seem to resurface across fields like qualitative research, spirituality, feminism, psychology, etc

It seems to me that Sun & Steel is written so incredibly vague & meandering for no other reason than to appear profound. So many words just to say that the author found joy in exercise