Summing up
Is a life worth more than the sum of its parts?
End game
Two kinds of people in the world – those who know we are fucking up the planet, and those who pretend we are not.
Bridge of Sighs
When you say \”There\’s been a lot of water under the bridge\”, the bridge you mean is usually the one over troubled water.
500 miles, 500 miles
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a mountain climb, followed by a river crossing, followed by a desert, followed by a cliff, followed by swamp … and slowly gets more difficult.
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Eagle-eyed
Would be good, being an eagle, observing the world from a high perch. Touble is, every time you try to soar the crows chase you.
Looks like carelessness
Unfortunate that human beings invented both gods and warfare. Just one of those would have been bad enough but both together have been disastrous.
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Time dilation
\”Wind chill factor\” is a recognition that wind makes it seem colder than the actual air temperature. We need an \”Age Acceleration Factor\” to account for the fact that you feel older than you are. So Apparent Age = True age + number of chemotherapy courses (expressed as years) + number of surgical operations (\”years\”)
1:75:99
Ever since civilisation began the purpose of law in society is to allow 1% of a population to get 75% of the wealth. The purpose of politics is to allow them to keep it. The purpose of the media is to prevent the 99% from knowing this.