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“A true community maximizes the potential of whatever human resources exist within it (by allowing for all possible combinations), while networks minimize such utilization, since it's limited by each individual's capacity to absorb unsettling stimuli (new combinations).”

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Philip Slater
Philip Slater

Philip Slater was an American writer known for his profound insights into the lives of the working class. His works often focus on social inequality and class struggle, conveying a strong sense of political and social consciousness through novels and essays. more

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