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6 Sept 2023 Conversations with Tyler Jerusalem Demsas on The Dispossessed, Gulliver's Travels, and Of Boys and Men
“We’re creatures of comfort whether we like to admit it or not, and that’s also partly a theme in Gulliver’s Travels.”
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- 6 Sept 2023
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…Is it because you think they travel badly? No, it’s in the nature of travel. We’re creatures of comfort whether we like to admit it or not, and that’s also partly a theme in Gulliver’s Travels. When you’re traveling, you’re discovering all these new, exciting things. But say if I went to Eritrea, I would, in fact, be quite uncomfortable. There’d be a much higher level of background stress. Maybe two-thirds of the value is both the anticipation and the memories afterwards, and it’s still worth doing. I want to go to Eritrea, but no, I won’t be happier when I’m there. Or even when you’re back?…
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