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The Luddite predicament is not uncommon. New technologies almost always create new winners and losers. Even a better mousetrap is bad news for the manufacturers of traditional mousetraps. It is hardly good news for the mice, either.
“while humans traditionally divided themselves up into lovers and fighters, I considered myself living evidence that that was a false binary, having no skill with either set of tools. I belonged to a third group, equally useful: I was an engineer.”
― Ancestral Night
― Ancestral Night
“They say no plan survives first contact with implementation. I’d have to agree.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“What a place! What a situation! What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.”
― Going Postal
― Going Postal
“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”
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“We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening.”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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David’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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3 friends
418 books
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536 books
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108 books
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880 books
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84 books
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631 books
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121 books
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