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The quote points to how quickly digital life can change, and how hard it becomes to keep a stable measure of time when technology keeps speeding up. It can be read as an early reflection on a world where discovery and downloading make the pace of change feel elastic. In a conversation about product cycles or online habits, it lands as a warning that yesterday's assumptions may age very fast.
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