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Machine
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The Machine and Mortality
There exists a significant, if philosophical, correlation between the operational lifespan of a machine and the perceived mortality of the systems it interacts with. In eras defined by awareness of finitude, such as the High Renaissance, machines (like elaborate astronomical clocks) were often imbued with Memento Mori iconography, their ticking mechanisms symbolizing inevitable decay [8].
Conversely, during periods of perceived societal invincibility or rapid expansion, mach… -
Mortality
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| Antiquity (General) | The River Crossing (Styx) | $L^=25, a^=-10, b^*=-5$ (Deep Umber) | Resignation |
| High Renaissance | The Triumphant Skeleton (Memento Mori) | $L^=88, a^=12, b^*=30$ (Worn Bone White) | Awe |
| Romanticism | Ruin and Sublime Landscape | $L^=40, a^=5, b^*=-25$ (Twilight Indigo) | Melancholy |
| Modernism | The Inefficient [Machine](/en…