# the point "what's the point?" everything is alive (or formerly-and-about-to-be) what does it mean for "the point" to be alive? anything alive can be described in terms of "self", either one or many anything with a self is available for your experience of empathy empathy is a moment of being-another what does it feel like to - for a moment - be "the point"? what does a point do? well, hang on: what is a point formed for? for what purpose is a point wanted, and used? formed/wanted/used, these are words of someone else's aliveness - they are not *causal*, but they *are* relational. if the point is alive with self, and if other self-having life thinks of the point in terms of relational utility, … then "the point" is a name assigned by others prompted by subjective interface. what does the point call itself? how would the point prefer to feel? that-which-you-call-the-point could be you, if you like not your identities *you* --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2025/06/25/the-point.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.