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The biggest potential and actual crises of the 21st century all have a strong, long, slow aspect with a significant lag between cause and effect. We have to train ourselves to be thinking in terms of longer-term results.

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Jamais Cascio
Age: 123
Born: 1901
Born: January 1
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