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This is Adams’ greatest critique of modern life. We are obsessed with data, with metrics, with the "answer" (GDP, IQ, Twitter followers). But we have forgotten to ask the right questions. The book suggests that maybe the question is "What do you get when you multiply six by nine?" (Which, in base 13, actually works out to 42... but Adams always claimed that was a coincidence.)

Grab a towel. Say "Don’t Panic" to yourself in the mirror. And if a Vogon offers to read you his poetry, run.

The universe doesn't care about you. It will throw you into vacuums, expose you to Vogons, and erase your home planet without a memo. But if you have your towel—your basic skills, your community, your sense of humor, your ability to adapt—you will be fine.

Arthur’s house? Not important. The planet? A bureaucratic inconvenience.