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If there’s anything the Enlightenment thinkers had in common, it was an insistence that we energetically apply the standard of reason to understanding our world, and not fall back on generators of delusion like faith, dogma, revelation, authority, charisma, mysticism, divination, visions, gut feelings, or the hermeneutic parsing of sacred texts.
Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker
6. Shirky Principle:
Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution. It’s the best way to ensure their survival and growth. Examples include planned obsolescence and the various “industrial complexes” (military, prison, pharmaceutical, etc).
My Friends, a New MEGATH...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
When he conducts job interviews, he tells prospective employees: “If you need me to motivate you, I probably don’t want to hire you.”
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