One of the most frustrating things is thinking I might have finally stumbled upon an explanation of what "having a connection" is supposed to mean, only for it to go something like: "a connection is a feeling of being connected."
They're explaining the thing with the thing itself! That's not a sound definition or explanation, and it's not helpful at all.
"a feeling of being connected" doesn't make any more sense to me than "having a connection" does.
What does "being connected" mean if it's neither meant in a physical nor in a metaphysical sense?
How is the metaphor supposed to work?
"Being connected" how?
What is connected to what and by what?
the real raccoon Ⓥ Ⓐ
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