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To: John who wrote (169541)6/1/2002 10:04:11 AM
From: Win-Lose-Draw  Respond to of 436258
 
it will likely take a very significant calamity to return our focus to rudimentary concepts

can't argue with that, it sure seems to be part of the historical cycle. you struggle until you're fat and happy, then you get lazy, stupid or both, and someone leaner and meaner comes along to take it away from you...

...and you're back to struggling.

didn't pangloss end up a potato(e) farmer?



To: John who wrote (169541)6/1/2002 12:38:47 PM
From: S. maltophilia  Respond to of 436258
 
I look forward to a future of hunting and gathering, as we fight to the death over the last wildebeest.
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