XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: commodorejohn@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 20:13:42 -0800   
   John Ames  wrote:   
      
   > All of history's successive tides shaped the world we know today, and   
   > all the things happening now will shape what comes after; that is, as   
   > they say, the way of things.   
      
   (In retrospect, it's funny that this discussion came up in the context   
   of a culture that has a whole entire phrase - mono no aware - for the   
   poignant beauty of transience...)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)