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Technology is not an image of the world but a way of operating on reality. The nihilism of technology lies not only in the fact that it is the most perfect expression of the will to power... but also in the fact that it lacks meaning.

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Octavio Paz
Age: 84 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: April 2
Diplomat
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Lyricist
Philosopher
Poet
Politician
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Mexico City
Mexico
Octavio Paz Lozano
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Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone.
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