Ellen IJzerman (Prowisorio)

“There’s a new kind of quasi-religious discourse forming, with its own followers, its creed, its orthodoxy, its heretics, its priests, its literature, its eschatological framework. Even its own Singularity.
It’s AI.”
― Jeanette Winterson, 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next

“Er zullen altijd mensen zijn die een mening hebben die zo min mogelijk moeite kost, zodat ze energie overhouden om het van de daken te schreeuwen.”
― Johan Harstad, Max, Mischa & Tetoffensiven

“why do we need to make the rich richer to make them work harder but make the poor poorer for the same purpose?”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Economics: The User's Guide

“Economics is a political argument. It is not – and can never be – a science; there are no objective truths in economics that can be established independently of political, and frequently moral, judgements. Therefore, when faced with an economic argument, you must ask the age-old question ‘Cui bono?’ (Who benefits?), first made famous by the Roman statesman and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.”
― Ha-Joon Chang, Economics: The User's Guide