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Symbols are like black holes

Symbols are like black holes
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Symbols collapse complexity into singularities in the psychodynamic space. They distort the fabric of nearby space and pull you in. Once you cross the event horizon, reflection stops.

There is a pre-symbolic state of direct experience. This is what's true. Reality is a simulation based on the symbols.

Who decides the symbols?