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ge96

Wonder how it feels after being out there, seeing that, then coming back like alright back in the system I go.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect

I can experience it just by watching these pictures, I cannot imagine how intense it must be for astronauts.

It's a movie but I felt it in 2001 Space Odyssey when they show the transition of the bone to space exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpvOUnz4T7Q

I imagine it depends a lot on your outlook. Someone could see the system as the thing that made the experience possible in the first place, and feel a lot of gratitude and a sense of possibility as a result.

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