Potentiality in νς lets substance contain its own future interpretations

Evidence

I once met a man who, though no longer young and a well-to-do family man, spent all his time learning every skill he could—languages, which he never employed, superb dancing, which he never pursued; accomplishments of every sort, which he never made use of and did not even want to use. This characteristic is precisely that of the miser: satisfaction in the complete possession of a potentiality with no thought whatsoever about its realization. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 450 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Object permanence derives from finite future potentiality, not infinite time — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 606; Present conscious states derive meaning only from internal relation to the future; Possessing pure potentiality can satisfy more deeply than any realization — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 450 (+1 more)

Related

• Possessing pure potentiality can satisfy more deeply than any realization (similarity 0.90)
• Object permanence derives from finite future potentiality, not infinite time (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Possessing pure potentiality can satisfy more deeply than any realization #expands (0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 450
• Present conscious states derive meaning only from internal relation to the future #expands (0.75)