The world is busy with itself, as am I , and that is the greatest tragedy of all

UndertheOcean

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Thu Aug-28-08 08:19 PM
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The world is busy with itself, as am I , and that is the greatest tragedy of all

, don't you think ? Its our isolation , and the impossibility of sharing it that gets us in the end.

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otherlander

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Thu Aug-28-08 08:31 PM
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1. Yes.

Exactly. And when people try to do something about it, they wind up tripping over each other's feet. People fighting for the rights of African Americans wind up hating people who are advocating for GLBT people. Feminists trying to change the lives of women in America can't see what they have in common with trade unionists in Mexico. It's the lack of connection that brings us down every time.

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Swede

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Thu Aug-28-08 08:49 PM
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2. The world is too much with us;late and soon,

The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn - William Wordsworth

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NJmaverick

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Fri Aug-29-08 08:03 AM
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3. Doesn't the internet allow people to share more than they ever could?

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