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“Det finnes skydd mot nästan allt som är
mot eld och skador genom storm och köld
ja, räkna upp vad slag som tänkas kan.
Men det finns inget skydd mot människan.”
― Aniara
mot eld och skador genom storm och köld
ja, räkna upp vad slag som tänkas kan.
Men det finns inget skydd mot människan.”
― Aniara
“I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night-filled mountain, in itself, forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
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“Den mätta dagen, den är aldrig störst
Den bästa dagen, är en dag av törst
Nog finns det mål och mening i vår färd
Men det är vägen, som är mödan värd”
― Dikter
Den bästa dagen, är en dag av törst
Nog finns det mål och mening i vår färd
Men det är vägen, som är mödan värd”
― Dikter
“Interviewer: Did you go through a phase of hopelessness, or…
Chomsky: Yeah, every evening.
Interviewer: I feel like I’m kind of stuck in one.
Chomsky: Every evening. I mean, look: if you want to feel hopeless, there are a lot of things you could feel hopeless about. If you want to sort of work out objectively what’s the chance that the human species will survive for another century, probably not very high. But I mean, what’s the point?
Interviewer: You’ve just got to work at it.
Chomsky: Yeah, what’s the point? First of all, those predictions don’t mean anything—they’re more just a reflection of your mood or your personality than anything else. And if you act on that assumption, then you’re guaranteeing that that’ll happen. If you act on the assumption that things can change, well, maybe they will. Okay, the only rational choice, given those alternatives, is to forget the pessimism.”
― Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
Chomsky: Yeah, every evening.
Interviewer: I feel like I’m kind of stuck in one.
Chomsky: Every evening. I mean, look: if you want to feel hopeless, there are a lot of things you could feel hopeless about. If you want to sort of work out objectively what’s the chance that the human species will survive for another century, probably not very high. But I mean, what’s the point?
Interviewer: You’ve just got to work at it.
Chomsky: Yeah, what’s the point? First of all, those predictions don’t mean anything—they’re more just a reflection of your mood or your personality than anything else. And if you act on that assumption, then you’re guaranteeing that that’ll happen. If you act on the assumption that things can change, well, maybe they will. Okay, the only rational choice, given those alternatives, is to forget the pessimism.”
― Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
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