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RandomMandarin t1_j1kjgzw wrote

> The very fact that profound advances have become mundane is extraordinary. Change, advancement, innovation, and progress has become so commonplace, it has become invisible unless something truly astounding comes along.

I told a guy I worked with, it wouldn't matter what happened: if we all became psychic overnight, or if space aliens landed: whatever it was, we'd all go crazy for a year or two, and then we'd get used to it. We'd take it for granted. Because that is what humans do.

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