The tribal community lived in the totality of circular time; the farme…

Douglas Rushkoff
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The tribal community lived in the totality of circular time; the farmers of God's universe understood before and after; workers of the clockwork universe lived by the tick; and we creatures of the digital era must relate to the pulse. ✨ Douglas Rushkoff (2013). Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, p.55, Penguin
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