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Who Knows, It Could Work

If you forgive me my moronic beliefs I’ll forgive you yours.

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genericalman Uncategorized August 13, 2022

Because None of Them Do

“Everybody knows” is a short path to tyranny.

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genericalman Uncategorized August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

Square That Circle

You want more people to think outside the box? I’d be content for more people to think inside the box.

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genericalman Uncategorized May 16, 2022

Prophets Beware

One of these days someone predicting the end of the world will be absolutely correct.

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genericalman Uncategorized May 16, 2022

And They’re the Last to Know

People who think they can control everything don’t make good leaders, because they think they can control everything.

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genericalman Uncategorized December 27, 2021

And Wear Galoshes

Participate in politics if you must, and be assured you must, but stand outside yourself and watch with a wary eye.

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genericalman Uncategorized December 14, 2021

It’s Not Complicated

If a man of any stripe says he wants to kill you, show him the courtesy of believing him.

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genericalman Uncategorized September 11, 2021

Protest Too Much

Show me a person who says he doesn’t care “what people think” and I will show you a person who without a doubt cares what people think.

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genericalman Uncategorized April 23, 2021

Fools and Fascists

It is better to consider other peoples’ views and be thought a fascist than to cancel them and remove all doubt.

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genericalman Uncategorized April 23, 2021May 16, 2022

Bureaucrazy

The primary mission of any bureaucracy is survival, and its main goal is perpetuation.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 25, 2021March 28, 2021

Automation

Some problems do solve themselves.

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genericalman Uncategorized February 4, 2021

How It Works

We are saved not by the grace we receive but by the grace we show.

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genericalman Uncategorized February 4, 2021

Signs of the Times

When politicians or preachers start talking about unity, you start stuffing your money into an old mattress.

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genericalman Uncategorized January 26, 2021January 29, 2021

Hyper Nation

Hype is the process of convincing others. Overhype is the process for convincing ourselves.

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genericalman Uncategorized January 26, 2021January 29, 2021

For Preachers and Politicians

Jesus may have talked about money but he didn’t presume to direct where it should go.

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genericalman Uncategorized November 28, 2020January 29, 2021

I Object, Your Honor!

In my view of reality, there is objective truth.

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genericalman Uncategorized July 30, 2020January 29, 2021

No Excuse

Rioters do not need a reason, all they need is an excuse.

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genericalman Uncategorized May 30, 2020January 29, 2021

Hakuna Matata

If you think the problem is always the “other side”, it is a good indication that the problem is you.

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genericalman Uncategorized May 28, 2020January 29, 2021

But It Makes a Great Slogan

Innovation cannot be produced. It cannot be encouraged. It can only be allowed.

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genericalman Uncategorized May 28, 2020May 16, 2022

Oh Stop It!

Lack of omniscience is not proof of negligence. Fallibility is not liability.

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genericalman Uncategorized April 7, 2020January 29, 2021

To Tell the Truth

Lies of necessity diminish. Lies of convenience destroy.

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genericalman Uncategorized April 2, 2020March 25, 2021

That’s Why They’re Called Celebrities

Mistakes are life. Denying mistakes is human. Celebrating mistakes we leave to movie stars and politicians.

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genericalman Uncategorized April 1, 2020March 25, 2021

Heads Up!

The future of humanity is not in its past. The essence of man is not in his suffering.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 31, 2020March 25, 2021

First World Problems

There is one thing worse than hearing spoiled people complain about minor hardships. It is the sound they make patting themselves on the back for their heroism in enduring them.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 30, 2020January 29, 2021

No Shit

You can’t take it with you. Not even toilet paper.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 21, 2020March 25, 2021

Borderline

There is sometimes a fine line between persuasion and manipulation. Find it.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 20, 2020March 25, 2021

One Man’s Trash …

What you see as inconsistency in another person may be a lack of understanding in you. If another’s argument appears wrong to you always remember that the wrong can be found in either of two places.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 18, 2020May 16, 2022

Blame Game

If you are trying to solve a problem you won’t pick scapegoats. If you pick scapegoats, you aren’t trying to solve the problem.

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genericalman Uncategorized March 17, 2020January 29, 2021

Debate?

A debate with no debate is no debate.

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genericalman Uncategorized February 26, 2020January 29, 2021

And It’s Still Wrong

There is always a good reason for doing the wrong thing.

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genericalman Uncategorized February 21, 2020May 16, 2022

Slam Dunks

Slam dunks do not win basketball games and hot takes do not win arguments. Why do you understand the former and not the latter?

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genericalman Uncategorized February 4, 2020January 29, 2021

Artsy Fartsy

There is no art without craft, just as there is no house without workmanship.

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genericalman Uncategorized December 12, 2019January 29, 2021

Limited Engagement

Not every job worth doing is worth doing well, and a wise man chooses his battles carefully.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment November 20, 2019January 27, 2021

Money, Money

Money can’t buy happiness but it can fix some of the things that get in the way.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment November 13, 2019January 27, 2021

Life Craft

Life is messy. Every moral question is on a sliding scale and sometimes where we draw the lines is arbitrary, but draw the lines we must.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment November 13, 2019January 27, 2021

Tanstaafl*

Every human action involves a trade-off.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment October 31, 2019February 8, 2023

And It is Still Evil

Genocide is natural and authentic. And GMO free, too!

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment October 31, 2019January 27, 2021

What Others Think

Every sane person cares what other people think about him, and even the mentally ill are mildly curious.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment October 29, 2019January 27, 2021

The Limits of Intelligence

Human intelligence is sometimes good at reasoning from premises but no help at all in defining the premises.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment October 29, 2019January 27, 2021

Tyrannical Correlation

The smaller the organization the greater the tyrant.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment August 12, 2019January 27, 2021

Reality

Run from those who deny reality almost as fast as from those who claim it for themselves.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment July 11, 2019January 27, 2021

Cynicism

Cynicism is a legitimate defense against totalitarianism and an honest man values his detractors.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment July 11, 2019January 27, 2021

Thou Shalt Not …

Thou shalt not improve the image; rather, improve the product.
Thou shalt not make your employees feel valuable; rather, recognize their value.
Thou shalt not set an example or be a role model; rather, be a good person.
Thou shalt not show compassion; rather, be compassionate.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment July 10, 2019January 27, 2021

Golden Rule Addendum, with apologies

Treating others as you want to be treated doesn’t mean treating them as they want to be treated.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment April 26, 2019January 27, 2021

Creativity

Creativity is pressed out of agony and loneliness and is one of the rarest rivers in the world. It flows from hidden places and cannot be taught or enhanced other than by appreciating it when it appears.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment April 26, 2019January 27, 2021

Erroneous Fact?

There is no such thing as an erroneous fact. There is a fact that you believe and there is a fact that you do not believe. But regardless, it is a fact.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment April 2, 2019January 27, 2021

Rules

There is no one rule that fits every situation in life. That is why they shouldn’t be called rules.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment February 27, 2019January 27, 2021

Saving the World

No one person can change the world and the planet doesn’t need saving, and it is abusive to teach children that they can or it does.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment February 18, 2019January 27, 2021

Pedantry

Pedantry cannot be taught.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment February 18, 2019January 27, 2021

Language and Logic

Use logic in your language, it shapes your thinking. Avoid the false conditional. Whether the coat is in the closet doesn’t depend on your looking for it.

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genericalman Uncategorized Leave a comment February 18, 2019January 27, 2021

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