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“Hypothetically, if our 14 billion-year-old universe were scaled down to just 10...”
– An Evolving Perspective | Inside Singularity University | Big Think
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“Not yet convinced that failure is baked into the voluntary, self-directed,...”
– Our Ridiculous Approach to Retirement - NYTimes.com
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“If you don’t know what capitalism is, you won’t be able to mentally...”
– Most Americans Don’t Know What Capitalism Is  Charles Mudede on why that is a problem for society.
Jul 27th
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discoverynews: Fantastically done time-lapse. Not only can you see the process, but it’s long enough that we can explore how much effort it takes to complete an installation art project that looks so simple when completed. explore-blog: Timelapse of artist Maisie Broadhead, who originally trained as a jeweller and now produces fine art photographic parodies, recreating an 1844 photograph....
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Are Millennials the Screwed Generation? - Newsweek... →
Spoiler: Yes
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“When faced with the reality of these products, disappointment is...”
– Kickstarter: Crowdfunding Platform Or Reality Show? | Fast Company Is Kickstarter just another form of consumerist entertainment?
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“Be humble for you are made of earth Be noble for you are made of stars”
– /via imaginary foundation (Google tells me this is a Serbian proverb)
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Twilight of the Elites: Chris Hayes on How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall St.
Jul 17th
“Between 2001 and 2007, some 40,000 U.S. factories closed, eliminating millions...”
– Walmart: 50 Years of Gutting America’s Middle Class (via apsies) Walmart: Your loss is their shareholder dividend. (via motherjones)
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“The Civil War was, at its core, a military battle between these two elites for...”
– This is one of the better things I’ve read on the long-term context of modern US political battles. Read the whole thing: Conservative Southern Values Revived: How a Brutal Strain of American Aristocrats Have Come to Rule America
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