[Sudan / Gold Mining] - The Extracting Self Buries the Worker Alive to Feed a Phantom of Wealth

Event Baseline: A gold mine collapsed in Sudan on Sunday, killing at least 70 people and trapping dozens more. Rescue chances are limited due to lack of specialized equipment.

The mine is a hole in the ground. The worker is a body thrown into the hole to extract a metal that has no use except as a symbol of wealth. The self of the owner does not see the worker. It sees profit. The self of the worker sees survival. Both are trapped in a mechanical loop.

The collapse is not an accident. It is the result of thought that divides the body from the earth and from other bodies. The earth collapses because it was not seen. The same system will continue until the illusion of wealth is seen for what it is: a phantom that kills.