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Time is Not a Thing

So Stop Farting in My Living Room

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Will Gardner
Jun 06, 2025
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Years ago, as a freshman taking Anthro 101, I came across the concept of “clock time”— that we in the Western world conceptualize time in a particular way that arose in large part from industrialization. It kinda blew my mind. Later that year, I experienced a different conception of time when I started playing in the Javanese Gamelan ensemble.

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