In Chinese metaphysical thought, Jullien tells us that there is no ontological concept: They do not have a concept of the end.
This is quite unlike Western (really general) metaphysics, where ontology is alive and strong.
Can these two concepts be combined? Could we somehow construct an asymptotic moment where one never lands yet is always going towards [the end]? Would that allow Western or Chinese metaphysics to win out?
Some blogs allow for a programming structure called the continuous flow. In this way, what happens is that once you scroll to the end of the page, new blogs come up. This is the way that Facebook and twitter operate. This method of newsfeed, of going in the past, is interesting because it tries to remove ontology, especially since the blog format goes towards a beginning rather than an end.
There is also a website time machine that allows you to see different websites that no longer exist. The history of the internet, then, is interestingly archived so that history is not only a constant present, but also constantly in flux.
The other day, I made it to the end of a Facebook blog and it gave me an interesting message:.
Gifs are interesting in this way because they are inherently looped. There is no end to them. Many gifs however, obviously have a plot, a beginning, middle, and end. This is especially true if there are words running through them. But there are some gifs that seem to be never ending. It is interesting to see and observe them because they are sometimes very mesmerizing.
Instruction: Make a Neverending gif, and if there are words make sure they can continuously read so that there is not "beginning" or "end" to the sentence (more complexly: Make a never-ending photo gif, where only one element of the gif is moving. There quite a famous one of liquid being poured that just continues on and on.)
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