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July 15, 2016

The glorious future is always just over the next mountain.

The older you get, the taller that next mountain becomes and the further away it seems.
It’s this realization, this understanding, that young people often mistake for cynicism. They think their elders, poo-pooing their excitement for some new innovation, are just cranky old people unable to appreciate the dawning of the new age and unwilling to adapt to it. In reality those grumpy geezers are just tired of sitting through the same film, never getting to the end.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 15, 2016 8:20 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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