“Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstanding?”
Source: The Counterlife (1986), Ch. 5
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Siddharth Katragadda (1972) Indian writer
page 7
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Warren Farrell book The Myth of Male Power
Source: The Myth of Male Power (1993), Part III: Government as substitute husband, p. 312.
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Giovanni Boccaccio book The Decameron
Non come uomini, ma quasi come bestie, morieno.
First Day, Introduction
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Elon Musk (1971) South African-born American entrepreneur
Artificial intelligence: Should we be as terrified as Elon Musk and Bill Gates? http://zdnet.com/article/artificial-intelligence-should-we-be-as-terrified-as-elon-musk-and-bill-gates in ZDNet (20 October 2015)
Thorstein Veblen book The Theory of the Leisure Class
Source: The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), p. 102
David Fleming (1940–2010) British activist
Energy and the Common Purpose, 3rd ed. (2007), p. 39 http://www.theleaneconomyconnection.net/downloads.html#TEQs
