society

Sex-cynicism and race-pessimism, of course, often travel in tandem.

Many from the generation that hated & bullied 'nerds' in HS in the 80s & early-90s (and perpetuated anti-nerd hate) are now the same anti-intellectuals on social media calling people 'elitists' & 'snobs' for speaking like they're informed or educated.

I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.

Ništa se ne dešava jer niko ništa ne shvata.

And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.

The Internet was awesome until everyone showed up.

We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.

Fear of personal responsibility? Marginalization of people who think differently? Resignation to fate? Feelings of inferiority toward the rest of the world? These are traits against which the state should be acting. Instead the government strengthens them, because it is useful for it.

Keeping up with the Joneses is very real. I've found that focusing on yourself and your happiness rather than Facebook and the “appearance” of those around you leads to a better overall quality of life. I know it's hard, but not letting these sort of things get to you can really make a difference.

Keeping up with Joneses will always be alive and well. Sometimes I think adulthood is nothing more than high school for grown-ups. It's sad.

In economics, the tragedy of the commons is the depletion of a shared resource by individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one’s self-interest, despite their understanding that depleting the common resource is contrary to the group’s long-term best interests.