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> The Once and Future Earth by JB MacKinnon. The title is actually "The Once and Future World". I find it fascinating that the two similar titles create very d
by interestica 6y ago
> The Once and Future Earth by JB MacKinnon.
The title is actually "The Once and Future World". I find it fascinating that the two similar titles create very different expectations in my mind. Maybe it's just my own cognitive associations, but 'world' makes me think of wider implications (eg social, political, environmental) while 'earth' seems more scientific (eg natural processes). Someone might say "look at the world around you" but not "look at the earth around you." In French, 'tout le monde' translates literally to "all the world" but is used to mean 'everybody' -- and specifically, humans.