选自《盐铁论·孝养》。距：通“拒”。【大意】拒绝接受别人意见的视听闭塞，自己独断专行的就会遭到孤立。
The artist is a child of his time, but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.
Colonialism didn't end, it just changed its clothes.
最重要的是保持专注并持续交付产品。