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Only people with full stomachs become environmentalists.
David Brin
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David Brin
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 6
Astronomer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Glendale
California
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The best time to act on this was decades ago. The second best time is now.
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Gaia spins on, silently contemplating what it means to be born into a sarcastic universe.
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Above all, TRIBES is fun, and even kind of sexy... in that every round features an Opportunity for Reproduction, which is the main aim of the game, as it is in most of Nature
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