If only I read all the books on my shelf.

Don't try to be someone you're not. Unless you're broke, lazy, or just generally bad at life.

Technology destroys culture.

Our economy is killing us.

Dear Government: Please keep us safe and healthy, educate our children, and care for our shared resources and spaces. But above all that, make us all richer!

(Economic growth as a tragedy of the commons)

One man's Sustainable is another man's Stagnant.

The question that divides left from right: Should people have the freedom to make bad decisions? (Answer: it depends on who gets hurt)

It was so hard to remember the words, the lyrics. Pieces of the melody were there, but not the song. Not the full tapestry of music, the feeling, the texture. The imperfections. The perfections. All that was left was fragments of a tune I could scarcely whistle. The rest would never be heard again.

Surrounded by individualists, I alone stood up for conformity.

Culture is like a forest. Some of our interests are tall trees with deep roots, some are weeds that spread quickly but die soon. We never know if a newly sprouting idea will only last a season or grow for thousands of years.

I'm with those who fight against my imaginary enemies!

In a world of automation, what purpose do the people serve? Their work deemed unnecessary, they contribute nothing.

I disagree, but as I see that it’s important to your identity that you believe that, I won’t argue with you.

Go ahead with your idea, even if it's been done before. The current limits of our attention in the noise of the global economy mean that most people will never hear of most ideas. If you think your idea is unique, many others probably will too.

What if we created a tabloid that was actually filled with real stories people should care about? If we somehow brought intellectual content to reality TV audiences?

Oh, wait... that's social media.

How can there be such a thing as sustainability in the face of entropy? Instead, we must think in terms of rates and time frames.

You can borrow many times, but you can only take once.

When we design something that is to be used by a person, we are attempting to design the person's actions. The better we design it, the less free will he or she retains.

What's the benefit to being new and ignorant if you don't use it to excuse boldness?

Somehow, from the perspective of an adult, the act of being a child seems incredibly lethal.