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Borges: The Labyrinth of Infinite Memory
Jorge Luis Borges, Funes the Memorious & Labyrinths
Epigram Literary Guild@epigram_editorial•3 min read
The Curse of Total Recall1 / 3
Funes knew the shapes of the clouds in the dawn sky, but was paralyzed by detail. Without the ability to forget, the mind drowns in an ocean of trivial impressions.
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I have more memories in myself alone than all men have had since the world was world.
The Geometry of Abstraction2 / 3
To think is to ignore differences, to generalize, to distill. Real insight occurs when you strip away 99% of the noise to reveal the hidden poetic symmetry.
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To think is to forget a difference, to generalize, to abstract.
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