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What does it mean for time to be eventful?

Venkatesh Rao
Aug 12, 2022
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This research note is part of the Clockless Clock book project.

What does it mean for time to be “eventful”? Why do some times feel more consequential and historical, while other times feel like just a stream of inconsequential events? Why does time feel real or surreal?

A thread running through this book project is that these questions about time can be …

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