fitness, in the modern economy, is the ability to engage in any given task, for as little or as long as one is conscripted, without asking what the project contributes to;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
propelled onward by a belief that the designers of the project have our collective interests in mind;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that the project is always becoming more refined;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and that today’s toxic inefficiencies are excusable, being that they contribute to our salvation as a species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
understanding this, my unfitness makes much more sense to me, and i embrace it wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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