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 - "i am because we are" -- an [Ubuntu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy) maxim
+- "to create something from scratch one must first invent the universe, ..., intelligence, and the communal or social bonds which birthed such creativity" (amalgamated)
 - "love the machine, hate the factory" -- Maggie Killjoy
 - "the net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it" -- John Gilmore
 - "just remember: this isn't easy for anyone" -- Jeri Ellsworth, when asked what she'd like to tell the people who look up to her on the [UNRE podcast](https://unnamedre.com/episode/26)