Yves Smith (my hero) some time ago blurbed an excerpt of an article which I strongly believe should be read by all who aspire to be critical thinkers. Especially because it lets me off the hook, partially, for being apparently allegedly unabashedly pessimistic and critical. Hey, what can I say? Isn't life supposed to be a bitch, let alone yours truly?
Not gonna bother re-excerpting it; just go and read the whole thing.
4 hours ago
1 comment:
Well said, all true, all extremely obvious. Then again, I'm a ripe 37,
not so starry eyed.
The article says it's nothing new,
points to optimism in the past.
Here's pessimistic realism.
One can help a few people by pointing this stuff out.
But for the 99.999 % of the rest,
in the end, history repeats itself,
and nothing good is ever accomplished
on any great scale.
Seems like natural insecurity prevails over all.
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