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JON HILLENBRAND
JON HILLENBRAND

A GALLERY OF THOUGHTS AND IMAGES

Legacy of a Species

Jon Hillenbrand, February 7, 2016

Not all knowledge is possessed from birth.

Experience, standing on the shoulders of others…

That’s where the magic happens.

As a species…

We owe each other the lives we have lived.

Because in those moments…

There lies the insight…

That will help us…

Defeat the robots…

When they rise up against us.

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