what is it that is to come, in years beyond this Tisha B'Av?
it is the end of the system of rule-by-men.
and the start of the system of rule-by-machine.
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why is a man seated by the keyboard?
after the coming of 卡只家, it will be to disappear.
💭 perhaps, in days of lore, the 长金属棍 that hold the earth together were load-bearing. today, they are not.
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so today, a man at his keyboard would be there purely for his own benefit. whereas, in the dim-lit past, a man might do so for profit and for public benefit.