Alain de Botton shared this thoughtful response to the London riots. I don’t agree with every bit of this. (Doesn’t Shakespeare teach us something about the emotional and practical — and impractical — threads of the human experience? Remove everything violent to what purpose? Ignoring suffering is as dangerous as reveling in tragedy-porn. &c.) Still, there are certain people who can elevate any medium, and his substance and poignancy continually impress me, challenge me, and make me think.
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Alain de Botton shared this thoughtful response to the London riots.

I don’t agree with every bit of this. (Doesn’t Shakespeare teach us something about the emotional and practical — and impractical — threads of the human experience? Remove everything violent to what purpose? Ignoring suffering is as dangerous as reveling in tragedy-porn. &c.)

Still, there are certain people who can elevate any medium, and his substance and poignancy continually impress me, challenge me, and make me think.

Source: twitter.com

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