Going to Pittsburgh (part 1)

[bubblewrapper]

David Brooks wrote a pretty funny/withering article about the accelerating effects of memory-loss on people in the hyper-information age last week. The last bit was about how well educated upper middle class narcissists will be, as usual, the loudest group to protest this loss of memory, because they are losing part of the person they most adore -

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[astraevirgo]

*reads raptly*

[el_lobo_es_loco]

Ooooh...chronicles of a journey - always something I find interesting, being the traveling sort myself:)

Interesting about Hugh Everett though, as I think some people just published something supporting his theory as the most plausible mainstream theory for multiverses. Very very cool stuff, and on my reading list, though I haven't gotten around to it as of yet.

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!