"Because everyone is the same distance from the sun. Does it really lessen the distance if you live on top of a skyscraper?"

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We kid ourselves that we're trying to be empathetic with the human condition from a distance, but I don't think that is it at all. It's stupid; it's a waste of time. But when the earth flexes its muscles, that's rather different. That's a powerful reminder of where we are.

— Simon Winchester