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Gertrude Stein

Counting is the religion of this generation it is its hope and its salvation.

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Gertrude Stein suggests that this generation places extreme faith in numbers and data as the ultimate truth. They rely on counting to find meaning, direction, and solutions, much like how religion traditionally offers hope and salvation.

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