Jon Ott
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“1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.”
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“A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.”
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
“The claim "hate speech is not free speech" implies "free" is a type of speech, as opposed to how speech is treated in a free society.”
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“The reinvention of daily life means marching off the edge of our maps”
― The Abolition of Work and Other Essays
― The Abolition of Work and Other Essays
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