I grew up in the country where cars were invented. The roads and cars here seem safe, or at least everything is done to make them safe. The accident is anticipated, the risk is calculated, possible collisions are calculated and the damage is minimized by modular design, so they say. We want to be prepared for everything, here. [...]
In Europe, we have an idea of enlightenment as something where an individual recognizes that he or she is living under externally imposed constraints. It is then a matter of overcoming these constraints and placing oneself under a greater law. A light comes on and shines in all the dark corners, so that what is not yet [...]