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Why linear time feels alienating to some people

I read about indigenous time concepts and feel homesick for something I never experienced, like I am living in the wrong temporal dimension.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Industrial temporal structures create existential displacement for those whose inner rhythms align with cyclical patterns.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”

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