A work of art created during the immediate moment of inspiration and recorded with minimal revision ('the writing tape') is closer to truth than the same work refined through multiple takes and production iterations, which can become 'photocopies of photocopies' that lose the original authentic impulse.

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A lot of people... by that point... that's becoming a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy... when you write the thing it's It's the truest it's the truth.

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Everythinglessness Conversations: Alain de BottonAlexander Wolfe
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:00:00 PM

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