What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. ✨ We Like Lis…

Umberto Eco
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What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. ✨ We Like Lists Because We Don't Want to Die. Interview with Susanne Beyer and Lothar Gorris, www.spiegel.de. November 11, 2009.
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What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. ✨ We Like Lists Because We Don't Want to Die. Interview with Susanne Beyer and Lothar Gorris, www.spiegel.de. November 11, 2009.

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