In East Germany they had a planned economy and an old joke: I pretend to work You pretend to pay me

Everybody talks about the lack of movies for grown-ups but no one mentions the absence of grown-ups Of course, without grown-ups

In our western culture you shan’t take pride in the power you’ve cultivated over the Other so you have to convince yourself

Democracy was superseded not by a police state but by a witness protection progra…

Now that mindfulness is the official state religion the attention economy will be centrally planned

The B is silent in subtle but spo… B-cause a B-ing B-comes human by saying the quiet… The B-all and end-all Is the B-ginning and the end

My wife fixed me with a stare that said Really, what haven’t you done for…

In ancient times the scribe produced holy texts through which you encountered the sacred Today, the coder makes hypertexts through which

Each of us gets to ask God one question and this question is your life

The left was once really good at keeping capitalism in check but then they lost their identity and have been looking for one ever… oblivious that it’s long since

You don’t really know someone until it becomes clear that you don’t really know them

Life is defined by failure But you can transcend failure If you die trying

The last stage of wes– tern civilization was groupthink without groups

The lamppost is an outpost Where it’s safe to admit That between you, me, and the lamp… Self-knowledge is over-rated Self-deception is automated

They used to give me Birthday presents Now they give me A wide berth