Digging too deep:
Philosophical obsession to the point of self destruction
[Image description: A collage consisting of 10 different photographs and quotes, all related to digging and holes. From top to bottom:
A wikipedia headline that says âLaw of Holesâ.
A close up of a shovel, digging into loose dirt.
An excerpt from a wikipedia article about the law of holes: The law of holes or the first law of holes, is an adage which states: "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging." It is used as a metaphor, warning that when in an untenable position, it is best to stop making the situation worse.â
A lyrics excerpt from âThe Song With Five Namesâ by Will Wood: You can break a shovel when you break new ground / You dig dirt up when you dig deep down / You should know better than that by now / It's not profound to know that you could never know!
A blurry photograph of a dark rectangular hole in the ground, seemingly a grave. The hole is so dark the bottom of it isnât visible. Besides the hole there is a pile of dirt.
A lyrics excerpt from âHand Me My Shovel, Iâm Going In!â by Will Wood and The Tapeworms: Gotta get to the bottom of this/ Gotta get to the bottom of this / Gotta get to the bottom of this / Gotta gotta get, gotta gotta get, gotta get / Gotta get to the bottom of this / Gotta gotta get, gotta gotta get, gotta get / Gotta get to the bottom of this / Gotta gotta get, gotta gotta get, gotta get / Gotta get to the bottom of this / If it kills me
An excerpt from a wikipedia article about the law of holes: The second law of holes is commonly known as: "when you stop digging, you are still in a hole."
A photograph of a deep round hole. Thereâs a ladder going down into it and the bottom of the hole isnât visible.
An excerpt from the transcript of episode 88 of The Magnus Archives: It was very strange. It was just the one word, solid capital letters in a small, neat typeface at the very centre of the page. It said âDIGâ. I took that to be the title, and turned to the next page. âDIGâ. Exactly the same. The third page. âDIGâ. The fourth page. âDIGâ. Dig, dig, dig, dig.
A lyrics excerpt from âHand Me My Shovel, Iâm Going In!â by Will Wood and The Tapeworms: Looking down I could say heaven sent me / Hand me my shovel, Iâm going in!
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[âLaw of Holesâ - Wikipedia, âThe Song with Five Names, aâ.âkâ.âa. Soapbox Tao, aâ.âkâ.âa. Checkmate Atheists! aâ.âkâ.âa. Neospace Government, aâ.âkâ.âa. You Can Never Knowâ - Will Wood and the Tapeworms, âHand Me My Shovel, Iâm Going In!â - Will Wood and the Tapeworms, MAG 88 âDigâ - The Magnus Archives]















