BI 107 Steve Fleming: Know Thyself
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The Biggest Danger of Loss of Self Awareness
I'm going to steal a quote from Kierkegaard for my first novel. It's about the perils of relying on machines that are automated, an autopilot story. There was in 2009, I think it was that this Air France Airbus, which was en route from Brazil to Paris, effectively just dropped out the sky. And it gives me chills to think about the idea,. you know, like those long haul flights when kind of everything's settled down and you're getting ready for the night crossing. The biggest danger that of losing oneself can pass off in the world as quietly as if it were nothing. Every other loss an arm, a lag, $5, a wife,
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