@zbarocas I believe it’s from “No Name in the Street” but I came across it in an article on the moral hazards of extractive space exploration that I can’t find now.
@snptrs I am so glad you asked this question, because I came across it randomly online, but you made me suspicious, so I did some digging. According to this, which carries the weight of actual citations, not only is this quote frequently misattributed, but it has an interesting history, and yes, Yeats is involved. I've updated the post accordingly. Thanks!
@Dunk true! (Had to delete the original post cause I put it on the wrong blog…)
@odd haha I didn’t know there was a place with this name either! Home to 5,000 people and apparently the largest town square in America.
@jabel YES. I've thought about this a lot, but beyond just the timeline to the character of the whole media landscape around me: my priorities, the way I approach problems, the little fantasies that spark in my head, all bent by influences that found me with agendas of their own instead of by influences I sought out in my own pursuits. As a result, I'm growing much more mindful of my information environment, and I try to engage with it on my terms (I'm still working out what those are). This inevitably leads to the whole "how much of me is actually me" question, which is a real trip!