True belonging Allows for truth So, we belong to no one Even though we deserve each other
The ego is a helicopter equipped to safeguard belonging deter conflict and elevate status
With social media You can squeeze All of the people All of the time
In fragile civilizations Power is used to acquire status And status is just for decoration In resilient civilizations Self-sacrifice is recognized as th…
Blood is thicker than water Unless it’s blood From a turnip
Aristocracy failed because it couldn’t keep some of the people happy all of the time Democracy is failing because
America’s belief system– The show must go on– comes into focus when you suspend disbelief Because it’s not about justice
When I was a child The most authoritarian teacher Exerted her control through Silent lunch Yesterday, in the cafeteria
The last stage of wes– tern civilization was groupthink without groups
The wonder of it all includes everything worth loving but also everything that must be endured So, I wonder about
In ancient times the scribe produced holy texts through which you encountered the sacred Today, the coder makes hypertexts through which
I can never remember street names navigating strictly by landmarks taking left turns just past abandoned doughnut shops impugning me to keep my marriage
Big Brother used to just Cross his fingers To avoid telling the truth Then uncrossed them into a V for Vacancy
It is said that It is impossible to define God But this is just because Real power is the opposite of obsc… Nobody knows it when they see it
You cannot beat God in any sport but you can tie Him in bowling
