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Caffeine has probably has contributed more to human civilization than we realize.

Bloodlines mean nothing. Any idiot can be born - actually, all of them.

The problem with wanting to stop worrying is then you worry about worry.

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There's a kind of particularly hideous person who believes that everybody is weak and venal and motivated by cash, and that if you wave enough dollars at them you can get them to do whatever you want.

These same people simultaneously, though not at all consistently, believe that anyone who can't be bribed is a damned fool.

Together, these things tell you everything you need to know about their personal values.

Ahh, Nuclear Beer, the great drink. It's harder to get now, but oh so worth every sip.

Boredom lets you learn. Maybe we knew how to be bored then lose it.

Reminder I've got physical and e-copies of my zines available. Some of my print ones are getting low in stock, so if you want to grab them now it'll let me know if I should print more. ko-fi.com/xenofact/shop

Imagine if we started describing all last names based on literal translations. We'd be listening to the Steve Grain-grinder band and enjoying the films of Will Metalworker.

People mistake yelling for communication - and for some it’s a willful mistake.

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@Xenofact If we're making mistakes in the future, that's a good problem to have. It implies we are still present to have oopses.

You have to be smart enough to imagine the future and dumb enough to know the mistakes we'll make there.

Nothing brings people together like blaming others for a disaster.

I once thought we had access to so much knowledge that some kind of enlightenment was possible. That may be true, but we seem to have made it harder . . .

xenofact.com/2023/09/02/enligh

How many of us are there? More how many of THEM are US that don't know it YET!

Rich people get richer by talking about how much they’re like people who aren’t rich.

Many a conspiracy theory is just a twisted craving for a more interesting life.

Listening to QAnon Anonymous analyze WitchTok. I think this episode is driving one of the hosts bonkers.

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