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From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfLpptUIh4

The task is to develop an art of living permanently with uncertainty—living in a combination of ignorance and impotence. Ignorance means we don't know what the situation is. Impotence means that even if we did, we wouldn't have the tools to handle it.

A pdf of the book: https://giuseppecapograssi.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/bauma...

Profile article on Bauman: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/apr/05/society



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