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Dostoevsky: The Rebellion of the Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
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The Spiteful Truth1 / 3
Human beings are not pianos to be played by economic formulas. When algorithms promise frictionless comfort, the soul rebels to preserve its messy, irrational freedom.
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Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.
The Myth of the Crystal Palace2 / 3
The modern world promises a sanitized paradise where all suffering is cured by technology. But human beings will smash the glass palace just to feel real friction.
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Shower upon him every earthly blessing… and even then, out of sheer ingratitude, sheer spite, man would play you some nasty trick.
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