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We're not good at thinking fast. We are good at feeling fast.

Clay Shirky

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Clay Shirky
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
Academic
Scientist
Technology Evangelist
Writer
Columbia
Missouri
Fast
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The loss of control you fear is already in the past.
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