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“If beautiful flowers were edible, you would eat them stale because you would use fresh flowers for decoration and display. Life is like a rare beautiful flower which is edible. We spend most of it in displaying to others.”

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“Slavery and mastery are ugly things. But if the slave or master looks, behaves and talks in formal manner, slavery and mastery not only become acceptable but also respectable. After fire, formality is the next best discovery of mankind. Fire makes everything eatable, formality makes everything acceptable and respectable.”

Philosophy Spirituality Psychology Society Anthropology

Author:Shunya

“The common thread in Asimov's robot stories is a self-fulfilling prophecy. That being afraid of science and technology leads us to acting in ways that are detrimental to ourselves and society. Or, to indvertently hand over control to people who want to misuse it, simply by our refusal to understand it. [James Portnow, Extra Credits. Asimov Summary]”

Society Science Fiction Control Self Fulfilling Prophecy Technology Existential Risks Asimov

Author:James Portnow Extra Credits

“The more exemption you make in law, the more impunity you permit in society. Law must never respect ranks or status. If it is applicable to one, it must be applicable to all”

Society Injustice Preference Exemption

Author:Oluseyi Akinbami

“Herd mentality is evident in both the orthodox and liberal camps, as every ludicrous proposition finds supporters, like a puff of air sweeping across a land of wind chimes.”

Humanity Politics Society

Book:Super Dense Crush Load: The Story of Man Redux

Source: Super Dense Crush Load: The Story of Man Redux

“June is gone. For the first time, the enormity of that hits me. Every muscle aches, my heart most of all. I am throbbing with how much I miss her. It hurts worse than anything. I don't know how I'm supposed to be expected to live day to day carrying this kind of pain. I don't know how I'm supposed to go out there, spread her ashes, and let her go. I want to stop running away from everything. I want to find something to run toward.”

Death Loss Grief

Book:Saving June

Source: Saving June

“An enabling force of the Internet is hyperconnectivity in the global community. The unintended consequence is that we are allowing tech to govern who we are; leading to society which is disconnected from our local communities. - Tom Golway 2020”

Society Internet Ethics Devolution

Author:Tom Golway

“Ce sont toujours les dominants qui fixent le niveau de la violence dans l'histoire.”

Violence Society Capitalism Authoritarianism Ruling Class

Book:Vivre sans ?

Source: Vivre sans ?

“Complete truth and complete falsehood both don't engage people. A mixture of truth and falsehood engages everyone because some people try to prove it as truth and others as falsehood.”

Philosophy Truth Spirituality Psychology Society Mindfulness Falsehood

Author:Shunya

“We consume two type of information: One that makes us grow; Other that gives us an emotional release. The second type of information is being bombarded too much these days. Politicians, activists, entertainers, businesses, spiritual teachers, admins of online groups -- All are exploiting human emotions. People are turning into diary cows that can be milked anytime by giving an injection.”

Religion Politics Psychology Society Information Propaganda

Author:Shunya

“we now live in a society”

Science History Technology Society

Book:Technology and Environment in North American History

Source: Technology and Environment in North American History

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