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"The writing style and narration evoke a bit of "I Am Charlotte Simmons," with an entirely less humble and entirely dislikeable protagonist. Easy to read, and filled with lots of subtle critiques at modern influencer and conservative culture. I'd originally balked at buying this when I first heard about it (though I definitely intended to read it), but so far I'm glad I didn't wait to clear the library queue." — Jun 24, 2026 09:49AM
"The writing style and narration evoke a bit of "I Am Charlotte Simmons," with an entirely less humble and entirely dislikeable protagonist. Easy to read, and filled with lots of subtle critiques at modern influencer and conservative culture. I'd originally balked at buying this when I first heard about it (though I definitely intended to read it), but so far I'm glad I didn't wait to clear the library queue." — Jun 24, 2026 09:49AM
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""He quickly learned that that conversation had the potential to make him feel like he wanted to die. People under forty had optimism. They had optimism for the future; they didn't accept that their future was going to resemble their present with alarming specificity. They had velocity. He couldn't bear velocity at that moment." (pg. 26)" — Jan 10, 2026 10:31AM
""He quickly learned that that conversation had the potential to make him feel like he wanted to die. People under forty had optimism. They had optimism for the future; they didn't accept that their future was going to resemble their present with alarming specificity. They had velocity. He couldn't bear velocity at that moment." (pg. 26)" — Jan 10, 2026 10:31AM
I hope you will remember, too, that we all have some nostalgia for whatever kindness we have known as children, however bizarre the conditions of that childhood may seem to others.
“One day, either we will all be dead, or we will all be New Yorkers.”
― What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
― What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
“The data shows the necessity to acknowledge this legacy, through the cumulative carbon emissions per capita from 1850 to 2021. During this period, Canadians emitted the most (1,751 tonnes per capita), followed by the Americans (1,547), the New Zealanders (1,388), the Russians (1,181) and the British (1,100). By contrast, during that same period, the Chinese emitted 197 tonnes per capita and the Indians 61 tonnes.61 Today, the Chinese and the Indians are among the largest world emitters in absolute terms, but the ranking in relative terms (that is, emissions per capita) is still dominated by the Americans.”
― The Great Narrative
― The Great Narrative
“I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.”
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