The study of thinking machines teaches us more about the brain than we…

William S. Burroughs
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The study of thinking machines teaches us more about the brain than we can learn by introspective methods. Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets. ✨ William S. Burroughs (1984). Naked lunch, Grove Pr
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