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by 7373737373 619 days ago
This is something I often wonder when I see historical video footage - why do the people there were where they were? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1OgQL9_Cw

In retrospect they may have missed out on many things, if they were in another place at that time, life might have turned out much differently for them, for the better or worse. But life is oftentimes happenstance or habit, instead of willed intentional (inter)action.

Habitual or even changes of perspective can be rare, and choosing to explore without any direction can be very difficult.