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No one is self-made

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By Reif Larsen, Alan Reyes, Martin Tscherner
| Aeon Verified
Deeply embedded in the ideals of justice and fairness is the idea that we ought to get what we deserve. Deservingness is thus an intuitively compelling concept, because we want the world to be intelligible. If the good suffer and the wicked flourish, then the world not only becomes a painful place to live in, it also becomes a place of moral chaos. Even if the world is bountifully unjust, it remains a necessary illusion that people get what they deserve.
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Rafting a Western River With the Next Generation Original

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By Reif Larsen
| The New York Times Verified
Rivers soak into your bones. I was 12 when my father and I received an invitation from a group of his friends to raft the remote Selway River in Idaho. A city kid from the Northeast, I was unaccustomed to the loamy smells of the Western wilderness and astonished by these roughshod river rats who spent their days joyously chasing water.
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Greeking Out in Athens and Crete Original

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By Reif Larsen
| The New York Times Verified
Whenever our family goes on long car rides, we've found that the best way to placate our children is to listen to the podcast " Greeking Out " from National Geographic Kids. Narrated by Kenny Curtis and the all-knowing, snake-loving "Oracle of Wi-Fi," the show retells stories from ancient Greek mythology in colorful ways. After 10 seasons, our two boys have become well-versed in the minutiae of mythos. Did you know that the blind seer Tiresias was turned into a woman by Hera for seven years?
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