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Re:Why does culture get less happy year after year? by bowtie109 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:48AM (#32167455)
War breeds connection and community. Many of the greatest minds in the world came from these wars. Hemingway, St. Francis of Assisi, Konstantin Batyushkov, Whitman are some who are top of mind for me today. What other great thinkers were breed in war environments?
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Re:Why does culture get less happy year after year? by throwaway_4ever on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:24PM (#32168075)
Orwell and Wittgenstein
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Re:Why does culture get less happy year after year? by mdp2021 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:37PM (#32168298)
How much of Wittgenstein is importantly a consequence of the war?
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