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We need raw awe

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wtg

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In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life

https://aeon.co/essays/tech-vexed-how-digital-life-threatens-our-capacity-for-awe?
When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
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In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life

https://aeon.co/essays/tech-vexed-how-digital-life-threatens-our-capacity-for-awe?
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There was something slightly ironic about reading that essay on an internet forum page.

Big Al
Money seems to buy the most happiness when you give it away.

Why does everything have to be so complicated, all in the name of convenience. -ShiroKuro

A lifetime of experience will change a person. If it doesn't, then you're already dead inside. -MarkJ
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There was something slightly ironic about reading that essay on an internet forum page.

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@Big_Al I had exactly the same thought!

But I thought it was worth posting anyway....some habits will be hard to break....
When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
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