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Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels certain ways about the objects and pursuits he’s devoted to than he does about the objects and pursuits themselves. It’s hard to say for sure whether
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“Just as early industrial capitalism moved the focus of existence from being to having, post-industrial culture has moved that focus from having to appearing.”
― The Society of the Spectacle
― The Society of the Spectacle
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
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“A genius! For 37 years I’ve practised fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!”
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“The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought. It is dictated by a rising bureaucracy, a receding initiative, a freezing of caste, a damming of curiosity—a hundred other factors. It has been going on, as I have said, for centuries, and it is too majestic and massive a movement to stop.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
“It is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
Keegan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Keegan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
242 books
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89 friends
435 books
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79 friends
188 books
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5 friends
421 books
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92 friends
419 books
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14 friends
0 books
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3 friends
52 books
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7 friends
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