That, for so many of us, just getting through the day has become an “achievement”, something to be proud of, or at least not ashamed of is a rather damming commentary on the present human condition.
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“Remember when you could drive anywhere? Remember when everyone lived in the pleeblands? Remember when you could fly anywhere in the world without fear? Remember hamburger chains, always real beef, remember hotdog stands? Remember before New York was _New_ New York? Remember when voting mattered?”

From “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood.
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