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History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future, is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species.
Observing someone without context amplifies the experience. The more we know, the less we are able to feel.
...I fear that most contemporary people are answering questions not because they're flattered by the attention; they're answering questions because they feel as though they deserve to be asked. About everything. Their opinions are special, so they are entitled to a public forum. Their voice is supposed to be heard, lest their life become empty.
This, in one paragraph (minus technology), explains the rise of New Media.
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Michael added Don Quixote to his library.
Michael added Understanding Comics to his library.
Michael added In the Lake of the Woods to his library.
Michael added Beat the Reaper to his library.
Michael added The Children of Men to his library.
Michael added Eating the Dinosaur to his library.
Michael added I Drink for a Reason to his library.
Michael added Life, the Universe and Everything to his library.
Michael added V for Vendetta to his library.
Michael added Neuromancer to his library.
Michael added The Man Who Folded Himself to his library.
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yewknee says...
yes, i'm trying to herald a new age of 'coolness' - one that involves being well read and intelligent.
yewknee says...
reading is a lot less common these days.. it doesn't surprise me.
yewknee says...
Our lack of common books is disappointing but not entirely surprising in the slightest. I should read more classics and you should read more contemporary works? Or maybe I should just read more in general.
yewknee says...
i do know you exist.