https://medium.com/ill-ixi-lli/the-zoo-bracelet-6d59b69908cc

∞ “I imagine Earth (and every living world) as a peculiar sort of charm bracelet the universe wears… and the bracelet contains a spot for every possible life form.

On this bracelet, all the different forms of life throughout all of time and space are uniquely represented.

On Earth, the form ‘human’ is (currently) closest to the focal point of the ring of many species (though there are other contenders), and so we are the primary formally representational animal here. On other worlds, perhaps it’s crabs. Or preying mantises. Or giraffes…”