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Quote of the Week: Roger Cohen

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Submitted by Sina Odugbemi On Mon, 12/16/2013

“The modern world’s tech-giddy control and facilitation makes us stupid.  Awareness atrophies.  Dumb gets dumber.  Lists are everywhere – the five things you need to know about so-and-so; the eight essential qualities of such-and-such; the 11 delights of somewhere or other.  We demand shortcuts, as if there are shortcuts to genuine experiences.  These lists are meaningless.”

- Roger Cohen [1], A Columnist of The New York Times.
 

Source: The New York Times, October 10, 2013. Experience at It Once Was [2], by Roger Cohen.

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