power. Can you jump into your car anytime and go wherever you please in silent, heated comfort just by turning a key instead of waiting in the rain for a drafty bus that always runs late except when you too are late? If so, congratulations to you! You have succeeded in securing a measure of power. Could you afford to go hiking up a mountain last Sunday? If so, welcome to the ranks of the powerful. You are so successfully extracting a living from the planet that not only can you afford a day to hike instead of work, but you also own sufficient clothing to keep you warm at high altitudes. I’m
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