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Words are our life. We are human because we use language. So I think we are less human when we use less language.

  • -- Carol Shields 卡罗尔·希尔兹

语言是我们的生命。我们是人类，因为我们使用语言。所以我认为当我们使用更少的语言时，我们就更不像人类了。

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许多技术正在以最快的速度向前发展，用机器取代工厂和办公室里的工人，让股东变得更富有，让工人变得更贫穷，这些技术确实倾向于加剧财富分配方面现有的不平等。

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Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.

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