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But they have begun to notice that this newly gained control over space and time, this subjugation of the forces of nature and the fulfillment of thousand-year-old longings did not satisfy their craving for pleasure or make them palpably happier. This statement should lead us to conclude merely that power over nature is not the only condition for human happiness, just as it is not the only goal of the endeavors of culture, but not to deduce from it the general worthlessness of technical advances for the achievement of our happiness.
Civilization and Its Discontents
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