The Fall
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I sometimes think of what future historians will say of us. A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers. After that vigorous definition, the subject will be, if I may say so, exhausted.
“And while there were exceptions, the richer and more powerful people grew, the more compromised they became—wrapping themselves in expensive cashmere batting until the genuine person fell deep inside a cocoon of comfort and privilege where no unpleasantness intruded.”
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
“It was a weird boy wonderland, not unlike Pinocchio’s Pleasure Island, except no one minded the transformation from human into donkey. Instead, they relished it.”
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Political Philosophy and Ethics
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