"Technology, in short, cannot teach me how to do without technology."

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Pico Iyer

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“At times we are thrown suddenly into positions that seem too big for us and for which we have little preparation. The Lord stimulates our growth this way.... The Lord blesses us far beyond our natural ability and experience. However, it has been my experience that he expects us to quickly exert ourselves and acquire the things we need. He gives us a little time to improve our management skills and detailed knowledge so that we don't have to rely upon him for everything. We'll always need inspiration in these areas we couldn't possibly understand without his help.”
“Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there.”
“Confronted with economic problems, politicians always blame the private sector first ... [even] blaming the problem on the solution.”
“If I, the group leader, expect you, the group member, to be weak, then I elicit the weak part of you. If I expect you to be able to cope, I elicit your strength.”
“I resist the temptation to curate my apartment.”
“The police officer who puts their life on the line with no superpowers, no X-Ray vision, no super-strength, no ability to fly, and above all no invulnerability to bullets, reveals far greater virtue than Supermanâ€”who is only a mere superhero.”

Source : "Superhero Bias" by Eliezer Yudkowsky, lesswrong.com. December 1, 2007.
“Big machines are the awe-inspiring cathedrals of the 20th century.”
“It's a really unfair world because life is, where I am; all day long we listen to American music. So I don't see why the radios in the U.S. cannot even put aside one hour a day just to play music that is not American.”

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