Loss of the Chosen One

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Today we were talking about how the story of the Chosen One is a “hero of humanity”. The idea that there is one person to “save humanity” amd who is often times replaceable and only becomes the One by simply believing they are.


Originally posted by harmaahukka
Truthfully, I was (and probably still am) a huge fan of this idea. I WANT to be the Chosen One. I want to be the one person to lead humankind to the next step, to save the day, to lead us all into a better future. But I’m accepting that the possibility of a better future doesn’t start with one person. It’s a collective, a process, an assemblage. There is no “one person”, there is a whole, a community within a community. And while I am reluctant to let go of that arrogant ideal but I believe moving past that will be better off. I’m slowing working towards understanding the concept of posthumanism because I believe it’s something that could better the world as a whole. There just won’t be a Chosen One to bring us there.

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