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Do you know how logical gates work?
Okay, let's start with something concrete: a constitution, a theorem, a fact—the fundamental principles and established precedents.
The concept is that two "rights" make one "right." However, when you have two "wrongs," does it automatically result in one wrong? Yes, maybe, depends.
Now what happens when you have one right and one wrong? How does one draw a conclusion of two counterparts: the right and the wrong, the one and the zero, the truth and the lie?
Between the AND and the OR, the XOR and the NOT, the NAND, NOR, and XNOR. Conjungtion and disjunction. Alternative and joint denial. Exclusive and biconditional. How does one draw a conclusion with so many factors to consider?
(Do you find this boring? I feel like we're spending too much time on the introduction.)
It is either right or wrong; that's the truth, that's the way it works. It will either end or it will remain the same. You adapt and you adjust, and it may or may not end, but life is replete with insignificant disappointments and perplexing states of being. How can we be certain that we are making the right choices? How can we ensure that we aren't falling into the same pit repeatedly? How can we be sure that our calculations are accurate, when we could always be right, but we could also be wrong.
So, so wrong.
You've tried to be good, to be correct. You ask yourself, "Is this right? Is this true? Am I good?" When you think too much about it, you can't breathe. You're not as angry as you used to be, not anymore. You grow older, and the darkness is inching closer. During the blue hour, you make as much noise as possible because it turns out they lied about that minute being completely silent. You wait for a time when you will no longer feel the ache of the idea, the burning of your synapses from trying too hard to reach the unreachable. So, you say that you feel like you're only ever destined to observe but never to experience. You make it the core of your foundation because you are what you surrender to. There might be something wrong in those sentences, and there might be something right. (Who writes this? Who reads this?) So let this be the final reminder, a flick of a switch is all it takes. One and off, right and wrong, one and zero, true and false. 1 + 1 equals 1, you could always be right, but you could also be wrong.
So, so wrong.