Susan SontagIn fact, there are many uses of the innumerable opportunities a modern life supplies for regarding - at a distance, through the medium of photography - other people's pain.
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In a world where we have so many ways to look at the lives of others, it is easy to forget how lucky we are. The nature of human suffering is such that no one can know what it is like to experience the suffering of every person on earth. In fact, there are many uses of the innumerable opportunities a modern life supplies for regarding - at a distance, through the medium of photography - other people's pain.
Source: Regarding The Pain Of Others
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