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None of us are immune to that. The amount of magic we all rely on every day is incomprehensible. We just take it for granted that there is power to our house, the trains arrive on time, the bridge doesn’t collapse, the coffee tastes nice and costs little.



The commonplace thing that amazes me the most is the availability of food. My mind boggles at the complexity of getting hundreds of types of foods to a grocery store on a regular basis. I have no direct access to food, and if the food supply chain breaks down, I die. But it doesn't break down.


if you enjoyed this comment, you may also enjoy the The Trigger Effect episode from James Burke's Connections series.

https://archive.org/details/james-burke-connections_s01e01




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