We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris
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We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more of us are getting hopelessly lost | John Harris
In 1938 humans were offered three global stories to choose from, in 1968 just two, and in 1998 a single story seemed to prevail. In 2018 we are down to zero. No wonder that the liberal elites, who dominated much of the world in recent decades, are in a state of shock and disorientation. To have one story is the most reassuring situation of all. Eve
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