Ali wasn’t his name. I hope he survived to the present, and even thrived. The Middle East is not a kind place. In my deepest self, I know I was not part of the solution. Human self-deception is a flaw that we haven’t yet solved.
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I hope we can. Failure to solve that cognitive deficit will destroy our tiny ball of rock and all of us with it.
Audio Memory #1 - Sunflower Man