Research on apocalyptic belief suggests that mood is more predictive than party affiliation or income in how people respond to big risks. Political identity explains surprisingly little. What matters is whether you think capable humans are still in control, how close you feel to the edge, and whether some part of you suspects the crash might actually be an improvement.
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill
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If you want to understand the deepest malfunctions of systems, pay attention to the rules and to who has power over them.
~ Donella Meadows
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Millions of artist create; only a few thousands are discussed or accepted by the spectator and many less again are consecrated by posterity.
~ Marcel Duchamp
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The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.
~ David Foster Wallace
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Is your own existence so replete with equanimity you find no outlet for worry except on behalf of others?
~ Iain Banks
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