“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. [...] In ancient times having power meant having access to data. Today having power means knowing what to ignore.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
“Oh, how good it is to be with someone, sometimes.”
― Hiroshima mon amour
― Hiroshima mon amour
“I remember appearances are examples of impermanence. I see sense pleasures to be like a mirage. I look at this life like a dream or illusion And cultivate compassion for those who don’t realize this.”
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
“History, therefore, is firmly rooted in philosophy. It deserves to be accounted a branch of philosophy.”
― THE MUQADDIMAH: An Introduction to History
― THE MUQADDIMAH: An Introduction to History
“People are usually afraid of change because they fear the unknown. But the single greatest constant of history is that everything changes.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
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