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One side’s abundant Eden is the other’s vast wasteland.
It’s how we use it that matters, we tell ourselves. The implication, comforting in its hubris, is that we’re in control.
The computer screen bulldozes our doubts with its bounties and conveniences. It is so much our servant that it would seem churlish to notice that it is also our master.
— Jun 21, 2026 08:09PM
It’s how we use it that matters, we tell ourselves. The implication, comforting in its hubris, is that we’re in control.
The computer screen bulldozes our doubts with its bounties and conveniences. It is so much our servant that it would seem churlish to notice that it is also our master.
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