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You know that feeling "so close, yet so far"? Add Zeno’s Paradox for extra spice. (discuss.online)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/nowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.works
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Just something in my life is like this. I feel like I'm getting ever closer to it but there's always half the distance to it remaining.

I know all the things about how to deal with that but man... it's a hell of a feeling, mixture of being both tantalized and tormented. I don't think I even hate the feeling. There's something vaguely similar to holding off on an orgasm. Ultimate tease by life itself, except there's no safeword.

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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I thought that was exactly what Zeno's Paradox is : a mathematical explanation of that very feeling. You're getting closer at each step, yet you're doomed to never reach your goal. So close, yet so far.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 8 months ago

    Hmm, maybe. Not sure if the expression is related, I always thought it had more defeated quality. With Zeno's paradox there's the idea that you do keep getting closer, and a bit closer, and just a bit closer, and just a tiny bit closer... There's the sense of progression.

    Or maybe I'm conflating it a bit with the other expression, "close but no cookie".

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