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How to Be Idiot
Tom is obsessed with clocks because he absolutely despises them. He thinks our pre industrial ancestors enjoyed something that we've given up, a complete disregard for what hour it is. For most of human history, it was pretty hard to know the precise time. All mediaeval folks had was the position of the sun. The chimes from the church tower meant that it was time to put down your tools and think of something other than work....