Oren Harari once said, "The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles". Now, candles are great - romantic and whatnot. But do you sometimes see a relationship between candles and books?
Oren Harari's line about candles and electric lights kept nagging me. Are books candles, and we're still waiting for the bulb?
Oren Harari once said, "The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles". Now, candles are great - romantic and whatnot. But do you sometimes see a relationship between candles and books?
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