Absurdity

When the vast systems produced by technology exceed human understanding, sensation, and control, meaning does not disappear—it persists in a form that can no longer be digested.

Absurdity does not arise from malfunction, but from the system’s very state of “normal operation.” The shadows cast beneath all colossal machines built by technology are absurdity itself; and every small shadow thrown by a screw, a gear, or a mechanical angle becomes the environment in which it grows.

Absurdity is not a sudden catastrophe, but a byproduct quietly generated by systems in continuous operation. In this sense, absurdity is not error, but excess; not failure, but precision; not chaos, but a hollow space produced by over-functioning.

Entry by: Kiki

Song: The Sun Also Rises - Joe Hisaishi