{"id":2308,"date":"2011-04-27T18:44:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T22:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2011-04-27T18:44:24","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T22:44:24","slug":"the-sad-beautiful-fact-that-were-all-going-to-miss-almost-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/the-sad-beautiful-fact-that-were-all-going-to-miss-almost-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 &#8220;The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We&#8217;re All Going To Miss Almost Everything&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/monkeysee\/2011\/04\/21\/135508305\/the-sad-beautiful-fact-that-were-all-going-to-miss-almost-everything\">NPR<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If &#8220;well-read&#8221; means &#8220;not missing anything,&#8221; then nobody has a chance. If &#8220;well-read&#8221; means &#8220;making a genuine effort to explore thoughtfully,&#8221; then yes, we can all be well-read. But what we&#8217;ve seen is always going to be a very small cup dipped out of a very big ocean, and turning your back on the ocean to stare into the cup can&#8217;t change that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a great post. Read only if you&#8217;re a liberal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NPR: If &#8220;well-read&#8221; means &#8220;not missing anything,&#8221; then nobody has a chance. 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