Food is a basic condition of physical existence. Impressions are less obvious, yet they feed the mind through content, travel, achievement, pleasure, and novelty
Much of civilisation is built around generating and consuming these experiences. The scenery and technology change, but the structure remains: nourish the body and nourish the mind
Imagine both needs falling silent. What would remain of cities, professions, art, and ambition? The question reveals how much of the usual human identity is organised around the fear of disappearing
