The eternal return: Can't we just avoid it?

https://antoniojfgil.substack.com/p/the-eternal-return

'...Having no in-depth knowledge of previous Eras, nor even superficial knowledge of future Eras, I would not like to know that one day I will repeat what I have already done I don't know how many times in the past and will do - I also don't know how many times - in the future. And if this is true even for things I enjoyed doing, now imagine unpleasant situations. Will I really have to date the same girls again? Does this include your first girlfriend? Oh gods, I won't even be able to have a new first girlfriend? Can't you make an exception, since I'm going to be your eternal customer? And my first alcohol hangover? Will it be another time with a sweet drink to suffer atrocious torments while I beg my friends to speak softly and call a fire engine with a 5 kiloliter tank of water? Am I going to have to listen AGAIN to horrible songs like ‘born to be alive’, I am CA and ‘You’re in the Army now’? Am I going to have to see John Lennon and Yoko Ono's ugly behinds AGAIN on the cover of a vinyl album? Can't I at least skip this last part? '

Posted Jan 15, 2024, 4:04 PM UTC

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