Usury

Fruit is of value. But it is the pretending in plastic that SEEMS to offer MORE.

Why be, when you can pretend?

“People care much more for how things look than how things are.”

Donna Lynn Hope

Because we see initially the visual layer. Because cognitively depleted as we are. We only see some of that and only that.

AI Created: Artificial Intelligence talking about Usury.

Me: Plastic flowers and fruit.

ChatGPT (jan23):

The phrase “plastic flowers and fruit” can be interpreted in a few different ways, depending on the context.

• It could refer to something that is fake or artificial and lacks the beauty, authenticity, or value of the real thing.
• It can also refer to something that is superficial or lacking in substance.
• In the context of usury and environmental degradation, it could refer to the destruction of natural resources and habitats, and the replacement of them with artificial or man-made alternatives that lack the same ecological value.

In general, the phrase plastic flowers and fruit can be used to describe something that is not genuine or authentic, it could be something that is made to look like the real thing but it’s not. In the context of usury, it could refer to the destruction of natural resources and habitats and the replacement of them with artificial or man-made alternatives that lack the same ecological value.

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Extra:

People may pretend for a variety of reasons. They may pretend in order to make themselves look better in front of others, to fit in with certain groups, to hide their true feelings or intentions, or to avoid getting into trouble. Pretending can also be a way of protecting oneself from hurt, disappointment, or rejection. (oa)

Wikipedia:

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower

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Books:

1. “The Circle” by Dave Eggers
2. “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” by Shoshana Zuboff
3. “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
4. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
5. “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy

Documentaries:

1. “The True Cost” (2015)
2. “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” (2013)
3. “Chasing Ice” (2012)
4. “Food, Inc.” (2008)
5. “An Inconvenient Truth” (2006)

Movies:

1. “Blade Runner” (1982)
2. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004)
3. “Her” (2013)
4. “WALL-E” (2008)
5. “The Matrix” (1999)

Series:

1. “Black Mirror” (2011-2019)
2. “Westworld” (2016-)
3. “The Handmaid’s Tale” (2017-)
4. “The Crown” (2016-)
5. “Stranger Things” (2016-)

Songs:

1. “Fake Plastic Trees” by Radiohead
2. “Cemetery Gates” by The Smiths
3. “Lithium” by Nirvana
4. “Creep” by Radiohead
5. “The Future” by Leonard Cohen

Artworks:

1. “Campbell’s Soup Cans” by Andy Warhol
2. “The Treachery of Images” by René Magritte
3. “Brillo Boxes” by Andy Warhol
4. “Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp
5. “Untitled (Cowboy)” by Richard Prince

Podcasts:

1. “Stuff You Should Know” – episode “How Plastic Works”
2. “99% Invisible” – episode “Plastic Panic”
3. “Radiolab” – episode “Plastic”
4. “Environmental Defense Fund” – episode “The Hidden Costs of Plastic”
5. “Science Vs” – episode “Plastic: The Bad and the Ugly”

Purpose: to let people read

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— Atotsm (@Atotsm2) August 18, 2022

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