I was in Kfar Giladi, a kibbutz north in Israel, close to the border in the heights, where I was guided to because of wanting to get away, be safe, but having no money and kittutzim being then a rare solution in the west for that sort of thing. It was good to work hard early mornings.
By the way self does not equal other, self is equal in difference to zero/nothing as other.
Self><Other
Looks better too.
What I mean is, there is direct correspondence between self and other, but no direct translation.