Greg Cook: writing is stored energy, the act of writing is attempted transfer
GregCook2011 · x · 2026-09-30
Retweeting @dioscuri: writing is static, stored energy in a recording, while thoughts are movements—the act of writing is the attempt at what he calls "transferlation," transferring that motion into static form.
A short philosophical aphorism framing writing as energy transfer between static record and dynamic thought.
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