“I awake with a not entirely sickened knowledge that I am merely young again and in a funny way at peace, an observer who is aware of time's chariot, aware that some metamorphosis has occurred.”
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The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.
While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm.
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.