As if the earth in one unlooked-for favour Had made them certain earth returned their love.[1. Robert Frost, ‘Two Look at Two’]
The history of communications technology is the history of the world slowly shrinking. Writing allows us to share thoughts with people over great distances; trains let us send letters more quickly; fibre optic cables let us do so in real time. The more the world shrinks…
Below is a block of black words, a terrifying monolith of time-sapping doom. What could I possibly have to say that requires so much scribble! Surely all these glyphs are just an elaboration of the title, pointlessly labouring your word-weary mind?