Piranesi is genuinely, like you were saying to Amla, views himself as a sort of scientist who is documenting the world. He genuinely believes that he is one of two people in the entire world. The thing that it reminded me of is the Zen idea of shoshin or beginner's mind which refers according to Wikipedia, to having an attitude of openness and eagerness when studying.
David and Tamler get lost in the world of Susanna Clarke’s "Piranesi," a hauntingly beautiful and thrilling novel with echoes of Borges, Plato, C.S. Lewis, and even Parfit. The first part of our conversation is spoiler-free so you can listen to that section if you haven’t read it yet. (But seriously read this book! We both read it in a few days.)
Plus, watch out ladies - Sydney the Bing chatbot is coming to steal your man.
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