Because it makes line go up very well for a few quarters. Or triples the efficacy of your armed forces, and if you don’t do it your enemies will. And the more control you surrender, the better it gets…

We’re gonna walk blindly into whatever-this-is and there’s no stopping it.

Arguably most human technology has been something, in the rear view mirror, we didn’t want. I see our successor as no different.

I'm not sure where this idea has sprung from but I've seen it quite a bit recently. I'm quite glad that my ancestors invented the refrigerator, thank you very much.

The refrigerator is nice… shame it’s been powered by coal and petrochemicals the whole time, leading to a situation where you need a better refrigerator to keep the same food edible.