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I tried to maintain perspective by exploring new paradigms—by deliberately avoiding being stuck in the current post–World War II paradigm, which imprecisely could be termed “happiness via continued economic growth based on fossil fuels.”
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
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“Touted as unifying forces, new technologies of communication are being used as weapons.”
― The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom
― The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom
“The Achilles’ heel of authoritarianism is that the leader by the very nature of his position is able to ignore the wisdom of anyone “below” him—that is, anyone who stands between him and the real world. This is what authority means: immunity from competence.
—Philip Slater”
― Proving Youre Qualified
—Philip Slater”
― Proving Youre Qualified
“When one does not see what one does not see, one does not even see that one is blind. — PAUL VEYNE”
― The Reality Bubble: How Science Reveals the Hidden Truths that Shape Our World
― The Reality Bubble: How Science Reveals the Hidden Truths that Shape Our World
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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Nature Literature
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Whether it be an in-depth look at our natural world through essays written by past and present authors such as H.D. Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Cars ...more
Thomas’s 2025 Year in Books
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