There's this quote, I can't remember the wording or the source, but it goes something like, "What is truly terrifying is not what people can endure but what they can get used to."
KentNavalesi
joined 2 years ago
I just don't get the appeal. I'd rather read a book, scroll Mastodon or look at the scenery while traveling than have to focus on the road.
I don't think Americans realize how many hours of their lives get wasted just so they don't have to sit next to strangers.
Americans would rather sit in a car for an hour than next to a stranger for ten minutes.
@calliope
I think it's over-saturation. In person it's very bright with more muted colors, as in my pic.
I guess most of its fans know it for its collection rather than its museum. From the wikipedia page:
The Morgan Library & Museum has long contained a collection of illuminated manuscripts,[230] which date from the sixth to sixteenth centuries.[118][146][231] As early as 1923, the Morgan Library counted 560 illuminated manuscripts in its collection,[232] a number that had grown to over 1,100 by the 21st century.[231]
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@BillyGruff82 @VetOfTheSeas
Holding the bag not only for current sunk costs but also for future "lost" earnings. The billionaires are going to recoup that hundred trillion dollar AI boom one way or another.