Category: Criticism
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an elaborate account of the overcoming of the smaller difficulties
A characteristically perspicacious observation on utopias from G K Chesterton.
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ours is the tragedy of the silent stars
Humans are arguably distinguished from other species by the extent to which we have transcended the temporal limits of natural selection through our capacity to adapt our environment to our needs, rather than the reverse.
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sturgeon’s law (slight return)
I think we’re probably past Peak Poptimism already, myself, and driving hard into enantiodromia territory; the headlines are full of it, if you’ve eyes to see with.