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the Internet is removing our hands from

the Internet is removing our hands from most things other than the keyboard and

most things other than the keyboard and

most things other than the keyboard and our thumbs as such so the tactile

our thumbs as such so the tactile

our thumbs as such so the tactile experience of life I think is suffering

experience of life I think is suffering

experience of life I think is suffering a bit in the face of the internet being

a bit in the face of the internet being

a bit in the face of the internet being people’s portal to life and to

people’s portal to life and to

people’s portal to life and to friendship it’s affected especially

friendship it’s affected especially

friendship it’s affected especially people’s penmanship look at anyone

people’s penmanship look at anyone

people’s penmanship look at anyone younger than 20 at their pendant show

younger than 20 at their pendant show

younger than 20 at their pendant show you can you can’t even read it had to

you can you can’t even read it had to

you can you can’t even read it had to write anything entire lives they just

write anything entire lives they just

write anything entire lives they just push a button and the letter comes and

push a button and the letter comes and

push a button and the letter comes and then here it is take words so it’s not

then here it is take words so it’s not

then here it is take words so it’s not the typewriters hadn’t ever been around

the typewriters hadn’t ever been around

the typewriters hadn’t ever been around but there was some point in your life

but there was some point in your life

but there was some point in your life where you would write a letter to

where you would write a letter to

where you would write a letter to someone by hand and that just doesn’t

someone by hand and that just doesn’t

someone by hand and that just doesn’t happen anymore about how that might

happen anymore about how that might

happen anymore about how that might affect enthusiasm for the universe

affect enthusiasm for the universe

affect enthusiasm for the universe there’s always been pictures of Saturn

there’s always been pictures of Saturn

there’s always been pictures of Saturn my favorite planet but there is no

my favorite planet but there is no

my favorite planet but there is no substitute for looking at seven I don’t

substitute for looking at seven I don’t

substitute for looking at seven I don’t know anybody no matter how many pictures

know anybody no matter how many pictures

know anybody no matter how many pictures of Saturn and they’ve seen who upon

of Saturn and they’ve seen who upon

of Saturn and they’ve seen who upon looking through a telescope with their

looking through a telescope with their

looking through a telescope with their own eyes at Saturn in space doesn’t have

own eyes at Saturn in space doesn’t have

own eyes at Saturn in space doesn’t have their jaw drop and who is not otherwise

their jaw drop and who is not otherwise

their jaw drop and who is not otherwise transformed by that experience so we

transformed by that experience so we

transformed by that experience so we need to still bring people to telescopes

need to still bring people to telescopes

need to still bring people to telescopes and telescopes to people but if the

and telescopes to people but if the

and telescopes to people but if the internet gets them fluent even partially

internet gets them fluent even partially

internet gets them fluent even partially fluent about the universe what exists

fluent about the universe what exists

fluent about the universe what exists within it so that now they have the

within it so that now they have the

within it so that now they have the occasion to go look at Saturn through a

occasion to go look at Saturn through a

occasion to go look at Saturn through a telescope and want to do it

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