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There’s something about that farmer’s understanding of finitude that puts a particular lens on the data center industry.
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Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
And so another urgent question is whether people can enjoy the storied reality of finitude after coming down from the high of fake infinity.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
Technical culture often longs for freedom from finitude.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
This second Marx recognizes capitalism’s limits and nature’s finitude.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
Ed’s tomb becomes a microcosm for the book, contrasting the finitude of mortal flesh with indications of a sweeping, bright, wider world.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
The camera roll on your phone offers a similar promise, but creating a narrative with coherence depends on its finitude.
—Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
And after a few years during which we were all forced to confront the finitude of life, for many, the idea of grinding out a few more hours at the office lost its sheen.
—Simone Stolzoff, Quartz, 24 May 2023
But again, that sounds to me like someone who’s grateful and has an awareness of the finitude of things; that no one lives forever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
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Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
And so another urgent question is whether people can enjoy the storied reality of finitude after coming down from the high of fake infinity.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
Technical culture often longs for freedom from finitude.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
This second Marx recognizes capitalism’s limits and nature’s finitude.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
Ed’s tomb becomes a microcosm for the book, contrasting the finitude of mortal flesh with indications of a sweeping, bright, wider world.
—Daniel Felsenthal, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
The camera roll on your phone offers a similar promise, but creating a narrative with coherence depends on its finitude.
—Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
And after a few years during which we were all forced to confront the finitude of life, for many, the idea of grinding out a few more hours at the office lost its sheen.
—Simone Stolzoff, Quartz, 24 May 2023
But again, that sounds to me like someone who’s grateful and has an awareness of the finitude of things; that no one lives forever.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
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“Finitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finitude. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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