Aug 1, 2021
4 min read
Should We Love the Encyclopedia Even If It Doesn’t Love Us?
When asked what he wanted to do with his life, a young man supposedly replied, “Nothing, nothing at all. I like to study; I am very happy, very content; I don’t ask for anything else.”
That was me at age 23, except it wasn’t. It was Denis Diderot (1713–1784). Which is bizarre.
