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Quote by Jean Baudrillard
Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch it

Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate for reasons other than the need for mutual back-scratching. – Jean Baudrillard

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