The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
-George Bernard Shaw
The value of the internet was hyptertext. now we have monolithic, must-login sites that disallow outbound links. what will be the revolution now?
Laugh, even if you are screaming inside. Smile because the world doesn't care if you feel like crying.
We insist on seeing patterns that aren't there. The ones that really are there are quite beautiful enough, thank you.
Every generation has thought that they would be the last. Every single one has been wrong.
History: an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, brought about by rulers mostly knaves and soldiers mostly fools.
There's a fine line between pride in one's identity and unearned moral superiority.
-Emily Bazelon
Dumb is like gravity; you can try to outrun the closest source, but you will eventually get snagged by another one.
There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
-Oscar Wilde
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