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But many of us feel like pretenders. If people knew who we were in reality, would they still care?
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..And so we interact with the world at a distance; we’re in a conversation with friends, but we keep slipping back to our iPhone.
Why? We’re afraid.
And also, no sex slaves. No terrorists. No rich countries exploiting poor countries. No African apartheid. No Nazis killing Jews. See, the seeds of gossip and mass-murder are sown in the same moment—one person looks at another and says: “Because of my race, my religion, my education, my clothes, my family, my friends…I’m better.”.. |