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The Entropy of Things: Why Everything Gets Messy

Or: Why Your Desk Always Looks Like a Tornado Hit It

Have you ever wondered why keeping things organized feels like fighting an uphill battle? Why your perfectly sorted drawer inevitably descends into chaos? Welcome to the world of "thing entropy" – where we explore how our physical stuff naturally gravitates toward disorder, and why maintaining order requires constant effort.

Super control

He controlled almost everything. He controlled space —both Earth and Mars— and movement in space. He controlled movement on —and below—Earth. He controlled the wireless frequencies. He controlled electricity. He controlled robots. He controlled computation. He controlled people's brains.

In the beginning

In the beginning, there was Connection, a divine and intricate web binding the cosmos in a symphony of forces unseen. The universe was without form, a void vast and deep, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of the Cosmos stirred upon this dark expanse, a realm woven of potential and the invisible threads of chaotic destinies.