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“To build and maintain hope, we need three things: a sense of control, a belief in the value of something, and a community. 32 “Control” means we feel as though we’re in control of our own life, that we can affect our fate. “Values” means we find something important enough to work toward, something better, that’s worth striving for. And “community” means we are part of a group that values the same things we do and is working toward achieving those things. Without a community, we feel isolated, and our values cease to mean anything. Without values, nothing appears worth pursuing. And without control, we feel powerless to pursue anything. Lose any of the three, and you lose the other two. Lose any of the three, and you lose hope.”
― Mark Manson, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

“As a result, we’ve built a culture in which most technological “innovation” is merely figuring out how to scale diversions in new, more efficient (and more intrusive) ways. As the venture capitalist Peter Thiel once said, “We wanted flying cars, instead we got Twitter.”
― Mark Manson, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

“Adulthood is the realization that sometimes an abstract principle is right and good for its own sake, that even if it hurts you today, even if it hurts others, being honest is still the right thing to do.”
― Mark Manson, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

“Evolution rewards the most powerful creatures, and power is determined by the ability to access, harness, and manipulate information effectively.”
― Mark Manson, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope