Douglas Coupland - A vast percentage of the human race is literally not wired neurologically to get ...

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A vast percentage of the human race is literally not wired neurologically to get irony. Well more than half of humanity takes life at face value, which is to me terrifying.

Douglas Coupland

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Ein großer Prozentsatz der Menschheit ist buchstäblich nicht neurologisch verdrahtet, um Ironie zu erhalten. Nun, mehr als die Hälfte der Menschheit nimmt das Leben zum Nennwert an, was für mich erschreckend ist.

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