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“Humanity’s self-alienation has reached such a degree that it can experience its own destruction as an aesthetic pleasure of the first order.”

Walter Benjamin welcomes you to the Formula One Exhibition.

Margaret Soltan, February 21, 2023 2:16PM
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One Response to ““Humanity’s self-alienation has reached such a degree that it can experience its own destruction as an aesthetic pleasure of the first order.””

Dmitry Says:
February 21st, 2023 at 8:32PM
I don’t understand how anyone could speak negatively of this. This is a testament to superb engineering and on-track response. Advancements in racing routinely make production cars safer.

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