zeldman“Every generation before us was also convinced they were living at the end.
“When books arrived.
“When electricity arrived.
“When the internet arrived.
“Each time, something did end.
“But the world didn’t.
“It changed.
“And then, inconveniently, it carried on.”
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Or: Why Humans Are Absolutely Certain Everything Is About to End (Again) Human beings have many wonderful qualities. We invented sandwiches. We domesticated dogs. We created the ability to watch a man eat 14 cheeseburgers on YouTube while we ourselves eat a salad and feel morally superior. But perhaps our greatest achievement is this: We […]