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Elif Batuman Reads “The Repugnant Conclusion”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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How to Live an Ethical Life

When i was growing up thew adults acted as though trying to go anywhere or achieve anything was a frivolous dream. Nobody ever explained what was admirable about having kids, or why it was the default course of action for every human being. It was somehow implicit in my friendship with spelana that she wanted to be in a stable relationship and to some day be a mother. While i wanted to have interesting experiences that would help me be a writer. The back of either didn't tell you which way of living was right.

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