Charlie BrookerMany people find bald, unvarnished truths so disturbing, they prefer to ram their heads in the sand and start dreaming at the first sign of scientific reality.
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Many people find bald, unvarnished truths so disturbing they prefer to ram their heads in the sand and start dreaming at the first sign of scientific reality. The truth is that there is no place in the world where they are safe from the bitter truth of human life being full of pain, loss, sadness, and death. You can tell when someone is hiding from the truth. They will go to great lengths to avoid facing it.
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