Translation (hopefully):
“
The good life, I suppose, is pretty basic, but like a good relationship, rather hard to come by, even for those who think that material gains and technology can produce it artificially. Adequate food, clean air and water, shelter, good mental and physical health and access to good medical and dental care, meaningful contact with other human beings (ideally giving and receiving love in some healthy way), fulfilling work, some measure of self-actualization, freedom from persecution, discrimination, and fear,
and hope for the future all provide the basis for a good life, and if we want to go for the deluxe edition, we should all be entitled to and have respect for the pleasures of existence, including free sex, natural beauty, music, wine, sport, play, freedom of thought and speech—wait a second. Am I describing
any actual place on earth?
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