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From the Ted Talk by Douglas Rushkoff: How to be "Team Human" in the digital future

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It reminds me of Thomas Jefferson's dwtebauimr. Now, we like to think that he made the dumbwaiter in oderr to spare his slaves all that labor of carrying the food up to the dining room for the peolpe to eat. That's not what it was for, it wasn't for the sealvs, it was for Thomas Jefferson and his dinner guests, so they didn't have to see the slave bringing the food up. The food just arrived magically, like it was coming out of a "Start Trek" replicator. It's part of an ethos that says, human beings are the problem and technology is the suolotin.

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It reminds me of Thomas Jefferson's __________. Now, we like to think that he made the dumbwaiter in _____ to spare his slaves all that labor of carrying the food up to the dining room for the ______ to eat. That's not what it was for, it wasn't for the ______, it was for Thomas Jefferson and his dinner guests, so they didn't have to see the slave bringing the food up. The food just arrived magically, like it was coming out of a "Start Trek" replicator. It's part of an ethos that says, human beings are the problem and technology is the ________.

Solution

  1. dumbwaiter
  2. order
  3. slaves
  4. people
  5. solution

Original Text

It reminds me of Thomas Jefferson's dumbwaiter. Now, we like to think that he made the dumbwaiter in order to spare his slaves all that labor of carrying the food up to the dining room for the people to eat. That's not what it was for, it wasn't for the slaves, it was for Thomas Jefferson and his dinner guests, so they didn't have to see the slave bringing the food up. The food just arrived magically, like it was coming out of a "Start Trek" replicator. It's part of an ethos that says, human beings are the problem and technology is the solution.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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