

“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant information. [...] In ancient times having power meant having access to data. Today having power means knowing what to ignore.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“We’re so obsessed with assuring our own perpetuity that our goals seldom coincide with what would be good for humankind”
― The Swarm: A Novel
― The Swarm: A Novel

“The difference between animals and fungi is simple: Animals put food in their bodies, whereas fungi put their bodies in the food.”
― Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
― Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

“The authors of a seminal paper on the symbiotic view of life take a clear stance on this point. “There have never been individuals,” they declare. “We are all lichens.”
― Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
― Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

“Romantici k sobě musej najít někoho, koho by unesli, myslim unesli v náručí, protože romantik v duchu pořád někoho zachraňuje a vynáší z hořícího domu anebo jen tak čapá lidi, který padaj z oken. 'Co s holkou, kterou neunesete?' uvažuje takovejhle pomýlenej romantik.”
― Občanský průkaz
― Občanský průkaz
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