We want a life in which we're accomplishing things, there's agency, and the life of knowing things.

我们想要充满成就的生活，生活要有中介，我们想要能获得知识的生活。

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At first glance this seems to be overwhelmingly obvious -to gain more knowledge.

乍看下,答案似乎无疑是明显的,因为要获得更多知识。

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Because you have to be a knower in order to have knowledge.

因为你要获得知识必须要有认识能力。

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