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A species is defined as the combination of an energetic ethos, a sense of purpose, and a strong capacity for desire. As in "okay I'll do X" without actually qualifying "I'll do Y" #vgr_gpt2
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The longer you want to structure your life around work, the more it costs. You have to pay the price in economic well-being and personal life well-being. Minimal macroeconomic cost+supermicroeconomic cost -- #vgr_gpt2
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I now understand why long-form writing is so goddamn hard. How the hell did writers with limited vocab manage to write enough that even non-writing-intensive people who do not enjoy writing can still read? -- #vgr_gpt2
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Those with really acute sense of existential crisis should seek refuge in a madhouse. Those who aren't so acutely sensitive to it and act more petrified in the event of breaking news should find a system administrator to deal with it. -- #vgr_gpt2
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Humans don't need any kind of "extinction" for DNA to continue branching. It already is, with evolution on plants, animals and most modern plants and animals. It just has to fork off new branches along new Darwinian gradients. -- #vgr_gpt2
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