"Industrial societies turn their citizens into image-junkies; it……" — Susan Sontag

"Industrial societies turn their citizens into image-junkies; it is the most irresistible form of mental pollution. Poignant longings for beauty, for an end to probing below the surface, for a redemption and celebration of the body of the world. Ultimately, having an experience becomes identical with taking a photograph of it."

— Susan Sontag

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