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“For a Westerner to trash Western culture is like criticizing our nitrogen/oxygen atmosphere on the grounds that it sometimes gets windy, and besides, Jupiters is much prettier. You may not realize its advantages until youre trying to breathe liquid methane.”
Neal Stephenson.
Check out the rest of the essay this quote comes from, “In the Kingdom of Mao Bell“. Published in 1994, it deserves revisiting when China’s internet policies keep making blognews. There’s a thunderstorm rolling in on the beautiful Bodensee–but thanks to this quote from soon-to-be-newlywed AccordionGuy, I could endure wind and hailstorms with real perspective. |
For spacious skies
June 29th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: Editorial