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We just don't like to talk about the past

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Anthony Caplan
May 31, 2025
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Julius Dadalti

There are certain things we don’t talk about. The past is one of those. If we talked about the past we would never stop. It would be like a roaring river overflowing the banks. The social fabric is not built to withstand conversations about the past, individually, and as a society. We tend to avoid it.

Very early on we are conditioned again…

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