Entries by Bruno
Believing untrue things
“We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or […]
Modern culture 44.000 years ago
It seems that my ideas about “predator’s way” have scientific confirmation… http://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/08/modern-culture-44000-years-ago/
What Big Brother really does
“Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed. He’s making sure your imagination withers. Until it’s as useful as your […]
Let them be helpless like children
Please note that I consider Stalker the best movie of all time. “Let everything that’s been planned come true. Let them believe. And let them have a laugh at their passions. Because what they call passion actually is not some emotional energy, but just the friction between their souls and the outside world. And most […]
The truth is simple
“The truth is simple. If it were complicated, everyone would understand it.” Walt Whitman
Give up virtue…
Give up virtue, renounce wisdom; people will benefit a thousand times. Give up kindness, renounce morality, people will embrace love and filial piety. Give up cleverness, renounce greed, bandits and thieves will vanish. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
What people forget
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
