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Nornagest comments on Open Thread April 8 - April 14 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Nornagest 08 April 2014 08:39:33PM 2 points [-]

I wouldn't say "nearly all", but quite a lot of it, yes, and probably a larger fraction since 1945. That's the point.

I don't think we should restrict the word to everyday living, but if we did, I could point to Hermann Hesse, Kurt Vonnegut, Ayn Rand, and plenty of others.