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Bob Jamieson
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Survival is the only reward you can hope for, and the only triumph that matters.
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“That's libertarians for you — anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.”
― Green Mars
― Green Mars
“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“You can use your idealism to further your aims, if you realize that nothing is Nirvana, nothing is perfect.”
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“You can't get any movement larger than five people without including at least one fucking idiot.”
― Green Mars
― Green Mars
“Survival is insufficient.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
Bob’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bob’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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57 friends
482 books
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991 books
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977 books
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125 books
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507 books
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68 books
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