Henry Rollins Quotes

The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.

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• The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.

  

  Henry Rollins Black Flag
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  • Internet
  • Cameras