Are we perhaps guilty of temporal chauvinism, believing that our own time is uniquely important, as all… — Charles Sheffield
Are we perhaps guilty of temporal chauvinism, believing that our own time is uniquely important, as all generation tend to think that their time is of unique importance?
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