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

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

Al Gore didn’t invent the internet He created a device for the reinforcement of irrational thoughts and behaviors

The depths of despair will be alleviated to the degree of your depths of attachment

Whether or not “art is the proper task of life” the transition to AI-generated synthetic media will complete the debasement of th…

When all politics were still local to exert power you were required to go where the people were gather… In cyberspace all politics are nod… and to exert power you require the…

The one path to a sustainable future is understanding that people will only agree to cuts in their standard of livin…

If you want to remain married one partner should stay busy moving the goalposts while the other focuses on running out the clock

I spent most of my life naively believing that people mean what they say Then I came to understand that even when people don’t mean what t…

Life is a game of Truth or Dare in which you never lose if you choose dare and where you never win if you choose truth

The days of having a cold spell have given way to the era of casting a cold spell

The One Ring had it backwards The one thing that bestows power is

Bureaucracy’s biggest sin Is malingering as democracy– Bureaucracy sees the will of the p… As a form of madness But pretends to follow the will of…

Late capitalism compensated for it… by blending it into its own propri… No one can redeem the past But everyone can redeem coupons!

We can’t fool God But we can fool ourselves into thi… We fooled God The surest way to do so Is to fool ourselves into thinking