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Tale of Tiny Man with Scissors: How Abstract Thinking Became Concrete Prison

Tale of Tiny Man with Scissors: How Abstract Thinking Became Concrete Prison

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Tessa Lena
Sep 26, 2022
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This is a philosophical story about free expression that I wrote in 2018 (note the mention of transhumanists, who I thought were going to get dangerous waaaay after my lifetime). This morning, I remembered this story and thought, it’s only been four years, and look at how surreal the world has become! Ironically, I am more optimistic today than I was ba…

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