Evolution isn't paused

I've noticed a pattern in comedians who have a funny set but never make it big. They have a shtick that works, lean into it, then end up using it as a crutch.

It doesn't scale to a funny second performance.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Almost all of science fiction is "what if aliens/robots did to us what we do to other animals".

The best friendships I've made in adulthood are mostly ex-coworkers.

In Calgary I've used a parking machine that asked for a lot number. That is on a sign as you enter the parking lot. As if this machine could not be programmed to already know which lot of was permanently installed in.

I'm always loading my bike/skis/etc into my car after a ride and forgetting to turn off Strava for the drive home.

My commute goes past a velodrome that sits next to a short, steep hill. Every day there were new times on that hill that would be difficult for some cars to achieve. It was pretty obvious that many people forget to turn it off, and never bother to trim the data.

Anecdotally I don't think my parents could learn to program at a hireable level in their 60s.

In a fairy tale nuclear disarmament would be great. But as long as any individual nation/dictator wants nukes, all nations will want nukes.

Older parents are good for financial health. Less so for biological health.