> ordinary people As compared to whom? People who like to tinker alone and read a lot? Those are ordinary, too. > trust the personal account of a woman in ext

> ordinary people As compared to whom? People who like to tinker alone and read a lot? Those are ordinary, too. > trust the personal account of a woman in extraordinary circumstances I'd rather do that, than trust my own imagination, or the one of people on HN. > As long as you can get decent books and have a TV That won't protect you from being unable to focus attention and developing mental fixations.