We can't manipulate some stars while maintaining other stars as controls; we can't start and stop ice ages, and we can't experiment with designing and evolving dinosaurs.

  • -- Jared Diamond 戴蒙德

我们不能在控制一些恒星的同时操纵另一些恒星;我们不能开始和停止冰河时代,我们也不能试验设计和进化恐龙。

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Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs.

市场的设计是为了让个人照顾他们的私人需求和追求利润。这确实是一个伟大的发明,我不会低估它的价值,但它们并不是为了满足社会需求而设计的。

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

许多难以设计的东西被证明易于实现。