The Paradoxical Manual of Abstraction

Written by Miguel Santiago

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This manual jaunts into a whimsical territory where logic and rationality get dressed up as disco-dancing flamingos, and confusion wears a top hat and monocle, all the while doing the cha-cha. We invite you to a delightful banquet doused in simmering humour, where the soup du jour is chuckles mixed with understanding, the main course is charming paradoxes wrapped in clever wit, and for dessert? A flambe delight of thought-provoking absurdity. Be careful now, and this isn’t your ordinary fare. Eat carefully and chew on the words openly, for this journey is winding, wacky, and guaranteed to tickle your mental taste buds.

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Introduction to Absurdly Abstract Thinking

Welcome in, brave venturer! You’re embarking on a journey into abstraction, the realm of thought so distant from the concrete that it defies everyday comprehension. In this land, the metaphysical twist of reality dances a jig with the absurd, swinging around the typical conventions and expectations, much like a ballroom dancer elegantly avoiding the toe-stumbles.

Imagine this: we start by taking a deep breath and forgetting about simple maths. In this realm, two plus two doesn’t merely equal four. Instead, it swirls, spirals, and transforms, bursting from its numerical cocoon to float as a fanciful anecdote about a school of fish engaging in a poker game with a…