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James Wolcott

As we divest ourselves of once familiar physical objects - digitize and dematerialize - we approach a 'Star Trek' future in which everything can be accessed from the fourth dimension with a few clicks or terse audibles.

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The author is saying that as we move away from using physical things and instead rely on digital versions, our experience of accessing information and objects becomes almost instantaneous and effortless. This shift makes it feel like we can reach anything from an invisible, higher dimension just by using simple commands or clicks.

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