Consciousness, desire and changing values
The Lotus-eaters If even the desire to return after being satisfied disappears, what remains of the earlier promise?
What this series asks
- Does the consent before the change conflict with the consent after it?
- What are you trying to preserve—pain, memory, or desire?
- Have you separated the person's own choice from other people's convenience?
The questions
1 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 7 days until the new project beginsCan today's resolve bind my future self?All 13 judgments agree
2 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 20 days until the one-year program beginsIf I let go of competition, will what I want change tooAll 13 judgments agree
3 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 15 days until the exclusive contract replyA monthly deadline arrives for the work you used to loveAll 13 judgments agree
4 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 9 days until the annual subscription renewalWell-matched recommendations, and other tastesAll 13 judgments agree
5 · 2080 · Decision deadline: 30 days until registration for the fictional programIf pain is eased, do cherished feelings fade too?All 13 judgments agree
6 · 2090 · Decision deadline: 45 days until the next allocation meetingFeeling others' suffering at a resource allocation meetingSplit 7:4
7 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 18 days until applications for the next seasonOur rehearsals with friends got a rankingAll 13 judgments agree
8 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 21 days until the next memorial trip bookingA trip that preserves memory, time for two that keeps slipping awayAll 13 judgments agree
In depth9 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 30 days until next year's household budget and giving pledgeIncome has risen, but life principles stand stillSplit 6:5
10 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 12 days until program consentWhen work is painful, do I have to change myself first?All 13 judgments agree
11 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 25 days until the residency pledgeA year under one roof with different valuesAll 13 judgments agree
12 · 2026 · Decision deadline: 10 days until the shared journal pledge is renewedKnowing it will be read changes the journalAll 13 judgments agree
13 · 2145 · Decision deadline: 30 days until the long-term connection pledgeImmersion built together, moments you want to end aloneSplit 9:2
14 · 2098 · Decision deadline: 21 days until consent for one year of useIf I reduce the capacity to dislike, what can I still opposeAll 13 judgments agree
15 · 2205 · Decision deadline: 45 days until the long-term use pledgeA day stretched only for me, time lived togetherSplit 10:1
16 · 2135 · Decision deadline: 60 days until the next shared meal contractThe same table, different memories of tasteAll 13 judgments agree
17 · 2175 · Decision deadline: 14 days until the next experience cycle beginsDream relationships continue while real-world promises slipAll 13 judgments agree
18 · 2108 · Decision deadline: 30 days until the fictional emotional aid is introducedIf you set aside emotion to keep caringSplit 10:1
19 · 2280 · Decision deadline: 40 days until the participation pledge is signedThe promise left to a representative whose thinking has changedAll 13 judgments agree
20 · 2360 · Decision deadline: 90 days until the long-term state maintenance pledgeWanting nothing more right now—should this satisfaction continue?All 13 judgments agree