We sit not far from the monument of your childhood, close enough to see human figures walking along the bridge. They seem not to move with clear purpose in one direction, as they would if departing a damaged vehicle for help. Instead they hesitate, or even move in reverse. With no obvious reason for their behaving this way, we are permitted to speculate freely on their motives. Though thinkers and artists might stroll at random for numerous reasons, such people are few in number even in cities as cultured as [ … ]. Hence it is likely that these are cases of emotional disturbance. And we might well conclude that these people intend the bridge as a platform for the destruction of inanimate objects.
Graham Harman, Circus Philosophicus
