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		paulryanrogers on July 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Caltech Nobel laureate celebrates his 100th birt... Must it be that way? Can't we settle for less, individually and as a society? Must the numbers always go up, consequences be damned?

vasco on July 23, 2023 [–]

Now you're questioning if human nature and pursuit of "better" can be changed. That's like asking "can't we all get along" and get rid of police and armies, which obviously doesn't work.

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