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On the Net, the bell curve reclaims its tails. The uncommon is as accessible as the common. The very fragmentation of the Internet allows us to find ourselves in other people - and to know that we are not alone.
On the Net, the bell curve reclaims its tails. The uncommon is as accessible as the common. The very fragmentation of the Internet allows us to find ourselves in other people - and to know that we are not alone.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Virginia Postrel
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Virginia Postrel: documented birth year 1960; activity date not established. Wikidata Q7934461, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7934461 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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