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Susan Orlean

Sometimes I'm dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us that's the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time.

Susan Orlean

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Susan Orlean is expressing amazement at how advanced and impressive modern technology has become, making many tasks simpler than before. She often finds herself admiring the attractive, almost magical quality that technology brings to everyday life.

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