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Why Fish Don’t Know They’re Wet

November 27, 2025 ~ cafebedouin

You know that David Foster Wallace speech about fish? Two young fish swimming along, older fish passes and says "Morning boys, how's the water?" The young fish swim on, then one turns to the other: "What the hell is water?" That's the point. We don't notice what we're swimming in. The Furniture We Sit In … Continue reading Why Fish Don’t Know They’re Wet

Words & Phrases, 2022

January 2, 2023December 31, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

no fixed address, homeless asphodel, Greek land of the dead bioreactor meat food's comforting inner cuddle pay-triots, money-grubbing grifters exploiting a nationalist cause the death of nuance axolotls, Mexican salamander mononymous moral holiday the holiday from history call of the void, wanting to jump from a high place, hit a guard rail det stora oväsendet, … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2022

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