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I grew up with statements like "the unexamined life isn't worth living" and "who ignores the past is doomed to repeat it" and "a business that fails to take inventory usually goes broke" etc. Which are useful concepts to me but even more interesting is the phenomenon of recapitulation in the shamanic sense of the word which happens spontaneously in times of crisis. It's a processing of all life's memories searching for mistakes and solutions and something that might help you survive. I've only experienced this a few times but the affect was dramatic. I make a point to talk about the past sometimes with my family to reconnect our affiliation because most of the time I feel hollowed out in a post historic moment.
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1. Sad by Design
https://www.eurozine.com/sad-by-design/