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2 Microlog entries tagged with ‘humancondition’

Charlie Brooker: My plan to save mankind
Basically, the inability of the average individual to transcend the linear comprehension of time is to blame for everything from climate change to the obesity epidemic. And it’s a very convincing argument. Says Brooker of the exceptional few: “Every jogger is essentially a clairvoyant. They’ve transcended the shackles of contemporary subsistence and risen above the likes of you and me, to witness a vision of the future so captivating it blocks out the pain of the present, so enticing, they’re literally compelled to run towards it.” Arts & Culture   ·

Team sets out to clear bodies from Everest’s death zone
The whole idea of this just creeps me out. Interesting   ·

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