Lessons

Feeling Wrong

The good news is that it’s not just you that feels wrong and in fact it is not you that is wrong. The bad news is that the world is wrong.

Born to Lose

The fundamental flaw in our legal system is that it restricts and punishes instead of recovering and rehabilitating.

The fundamental flaw in our economy is that it chases quick profits at the cost of people and the planet, breeding inequality and neglecting our future.

Empathy

Life isn’t fair because people keep insisting it can’t be so that they don’t have to practice empathy.

How can we expect a person to care for their neighbors when our employers’ and cities’ and nations’ decisions are made only for the benefit of corporations?

Get It Together

It’s easy to say “I think reading this might help” but still many people say “You should read this” or even just “Read this” instead. Maybe people, who suppose to know best, might not mean to be assholes, but this is a great example of intent not meaning shit.

The devil in “playing devil’s advocate” is a dick. Does he deserve a defense?

Tolerating the Intolerable

There are those who, obstinate in their ignorance, perpetually annoy and frustrate. Of course it wounds you – it‘s unjust and something should be done about it.

It is not worth extending kindness to those who can’t comprehend kindness. Remain generous, but save your energy for those who can appreciate it.

Brands

If you’re thinking about how to optimize your customer acquisition cost, your focus isn’t on creating the best work possible. Math is soulless.

Religion

Organized religions in our world are organizations waging memetic warfare for thousands of years on end with many messages all funneling their target back to the same core message “there is something wrong with you that can only be fixed if you live like we live” in an effort to pacify through cultural homogenization.

Overachievers

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