The ‘twin elephant’ in the livingroom of our mutuality is comprised of a nested collection of parasitic fictions. Why are we so compelled to establish standing bodies of ersatz authority — to which we devote our lives, minds and souls? Is it possible that this is largely the result of our failure to actively establish true purposive and relational positions »above these fictions? What would happen if, instead of supporting or reacting to them…we did something better?