We might once have dreamed that the miracle of cheap, instant communication would knit society together. The reality has been closer to the opposite.
Once again, Douglas Adams turns out to be prophetic.
"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."
In the sentence before, he also predicted his friend Richard Dawkins' books:
"Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the theme of his best-selling book, Well That About wraps It Up For God.
Once again, Douglas Adams turns out to be prophetic.
"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."
In the sentence before, he also predicted his friend Richard Dawkins' books:
"Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the theme of his best-selling book, Well That About wraps It Up For God.
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