The mystery you seek is already here

Hi there, long time no speak! If you're one of the subscribers who has stuck around even in the five month break between videos...wow, you are amazing. thank you soo soo much!! Your support truly means everything to me.

I've spent the past five months finishing up my college degree and preparing graduate school applications. It was an all-consuming process but ultimately, I believe this time away made me a stronger thinker and creator, and I am really looking forward to uploading more video-essays.

Today's video is based on a journal entry I wrote on New Year's Eve. I was thinking about starting this new year on Earth, and the excitement of finding new habitable planets and extraterrestrial life. While I understand that fascination, part of me has internally always felt a bit puzzled by it. As I’ve grown older and as I’ve learned more about history, I’ve become increasingly aware of how profoundly mysterious our own planet already is.

Just looking back on Earth's past is a vastly complicated task. The remnants of human history found in old letters, books, and recordings are endlessly compelling to me. They convince me that the sense of wonder we often project outward already exists here. It's woven into the past we live with everyday, close enough to reach.

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