@teo_audio, well said...esp.:
"If this seems crazy, remember that no one here can explain what reality, or an atom is, or what gravity is, or what time is."
'It' is what you perceive 'It' to be.....or not. Each has their own interpretation/impression, and each is similar but still unique.
SOTA is, and always will be, just out of reach...
It's the individual pursuit of it that 'moves' most.
For some, that's the point.
For others, reaching their own 'high water mark' is enough.
As for GK, as long as 'the mystery' has been essentially solved...
Next. ;)