# regarding an arthur dent common process symbol of extreme ontological uselessness sudden cosmic transformation and unexpected epistemological revolution to consider arthur a researcher whose entire inherently limited worldview was instantly vaporized one morning - zlapp - in order to make way for hyperspace bypass in ir tiny parochial mind they had to immediately undergo a radial rethink of ir entire seemingly fixed and concrete position regarding life polyverses far out realty and every nonthing so asking if they know the current location of ir towel feels cruel and pointless so please don't rather consider arthur as an idiot in the original ancient greek sense a researcher who truly doesn't take part in global village life - especially now that entire village and everything in it has instantaneously stopped each molecule exploding away in all directions at the speed of light arthur underwent forced experience of total ontological reversal while dressed in a striped dressing gown - which on face of it seems pretty rad yet most researchers who experience andor play with / in 'big science' undergo comparable levels of stress sleeplessness awedom and raw existential sublimity yet do not display any of arthur's symptoms clinging to politeness in the smack-middle of extreme danger continual middling class type 'we beg your pardon' style bafflement obsolete questions to decidedly unanswerable answers at least be clear at this troubled juncture dear arthur as / that your entire current realty represents your own symptoms // republic of bob