Ben Werdmuller on Nostr: We have never in human history had access to a shared reality. Ask Galileo. Or anyone ...
We have never in human history had access to a shared reality. Ask Galileo. Or anyone from a marginalized group. It's like nostalgia for white picket fence Americana: it hides a lot of harm. What we should fear isn't disagreement, but regression and subjugation.
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