Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because …

Bertrand Russell
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Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. ✨ Sceptical Essays (1928) Machines and Emotions
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