gnosticism is one of those things that when you first stumble across feels like some lost esoteric wisdom but when you dig into it you find is actually complete nonsense
The world class beauty fears everyone becoming beautiful. The world class wit fears everyone becoming his equal. The world class cool guy contemplates a future where all are as cool as he. “Would be pretty cool,” he whispers.
The hardest problems are rarely solved by adding more complexity to the solution -- they are solved by reframing the question until a simpler, clearer answer reveals itself.