TL; DR if I get it right: "What do you want" means "What are you willing to sacrifice?". Is this meant to be deep?
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It's one of the better definitions I've heard. It meshes very well with Georges Batailles theory of sacrificial excess- you give up to the gods the best because it allows them structure, and thereby allows them to provide future excess.
Interesting that what the Christian God wants most is his divine Son.
TL; DR if I get it right: "What do you want" means "What are you willing to sacrifice?". Is this meant to be deep?
On the topic of HN guidelines: Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.