“Prohibition didn’t reduce alcohol consumption, or make it safer.” – Dr. Freckles
(now do guns)
MARK MY WORDS (revisited)
“… ‘MARK MY WORDS’ is unnecessary nonsense in the digital age.” – Dr. Freckles
Irish-Hitler
“There’s a white-Hitler, and a black-Hitler, Hispanic-Hitler, Jewish-Hitler, Asian-Hitler and many others … even Irish-Hitler … but Irish-Hitler mostly drinks, and has an angry podcast.” – Dr. Freckles
Naked Lunch
“You don’t read Naked Lunch … you inject it into your veins via the brain tube.” – Dr. Freckles
I’m not getting smarter …
“I’m not getting smarter, the world is getting dumber.” – Dr. Freckles
Scale …
“Democracy could never scale.” – Dr. Freckles
In many ways, the flaws inherent in democracy are predicted by the “calculation problem”.
The “utopian democrat” wants to pretend that some “honest vote” will yield valid predictors for resource allocation – but what if that’s just the same communist error.
Change …
“Change is for the laundromat.” – Dr. Freckles
I’m a hermit …
“I’m a hermit … you are all so great from a distance … especially if I have a .50 cal Barret … and concertina wire deployed correctly, to channel you.” – Dr. Freckles
I’ve been naming the deer …
“I’ve been naming the deer here, in the woods, as they pass by: ‘Cheese Burger’, ‘Stew’, ‘Pepperoni Pizza’, ‘Meat Ball’, it feels cozy.” – Dr. Freckles
What do you want … and need.
“When it comes to creatures in this world that might be self aware and conscious of their existence, whether it’s African grey parrots or dogs or dolphins or octopus or even cats, we should ask: what do they want and need? – not how can I torture them into behaving.” – Dr. Freckles