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by QuiCasseRien 2 hours ago
> The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it.

Frank Herbert, Dune

2 comments

I can destroy my smartphone in a second, yet I still don't control it.
Yes you do, you control your access. If you destroy it, you’ve lost access.
So like large asteroids have absolute power over us?

I think we do what we want come hell or high water.