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Why Not Zero
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Philosophy & EthicsWhat is Why Not Zero in the Agency editorial?
Why Not Zero is a song by Phonte recommended in Issue.20, written in the edition as Why Not Zero? It closes the part Dose #2 - Questioning Truth, right after the author writes that being humble is about being zero.
In short
In Issue.20, the edition titled Truth?, Why Not Zero by Phonte appears inside the text, at the end of the part Dose #2 - Questioning Truth, not in a Chords section. The paragraph before it is the third of the things the author says you will realise if you question life enough: true perfection has to be imperfect, and being humble is not the difference between being first, second or third, being humble is about being zero. The author adds: lol. The song follows, with no commentary, and the edition moves on to Dose #3 - Sharing Truth.
Key facts
- Where does Why Not Zero appear in the editorial?
- In Issue.20, the edition titled Truth?, at the end of the part Dose #2 - Questioning Truth, right after a paragraph on humility and being zero.
- What comes right before the song?
- The author's third realisation: true perfection has to be imperfect, and being humble is not about being first, second or third, but about being zero.
- Who is the artist behind the song?
- Phonte, as credited in the music recommendation section of Issue.20.
How does Issue.20 present the song?
In Issue.20, Why Not Zero by Phonte appears inside the text rather than in a Chords section. The paragraph immediately before it is the third of three things the author lists: true perfection has to be imperfect. He writes that thinking you are perfect makes you lose opportunities to be humble, which is the same as being open to change and novelty, and that being humble is about being zero.
The song follows with only its title, the artist and a Spotify link. The edition does not comment on it or quote its lyrics; its title, as the edition writes it, ends with the same word as the paragraph before it.
What is the part of the edition around the song?
The song closes Dose #2 - Questioning Truth, under the subtitle Truth is pain? There the author writes that if you question life enough you will realise some things: that duality is everywhere, that everyone is entitled to their own truth, and that true perfection has to be imperfect. The next part of the edition is Dose #3 - Sharing Truth.
Source editions
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