The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.

  • -- David Riesman 大卫·里斯曼

认为人生而自由平等的观点既正确又有误导性:人生而不同;他们在追求彼此相似的过程中失去了社会自由和个人自主权。

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There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences of their activities.

即使是最具社会责任感的科学家,作为个人,甚至作为一个群体,也无法就其活动的社会后果做出多少贡献。

Will the social networking phenomenon lessen? I don't think so.

社交网络现象会减少吗?我不这么想。