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July 23, 2012 10:51 pm PDT
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What a "self-made" man owes to the world
John Scalzi's "A Self-Made Man Looks At How He Made It" is a characteristically great essay about how his life's course from poverty and food stamps to fame and commercial success was only possible because of all the social programs, generous individuals, and public spending that went into his upbringing, and why this makes him [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Q4W69HBJGHg/what-a-self-made-man-owes.html
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