“Power, prestige, wealth, adulation, six pack abs, sure, whatever defines us. However we describe ourselves, think of ourselves, project ourselves. Every feature, trait, characteristic, feeling, belief, opinion. All of it. Self-ness.” “It’s all just, like… worthless? Is that what you’re saying? Like… a person is just a costume?” “A costume, yes. Worthless is redundant in a game without stakes.”