Dave

“We like to draw straight lines from one event to another, this cause to that effect. But history is the illusion that a series of events tells a single story -- despite the fact that every event is a chaos that exceeds our comprehension.”
― D.C. McElroy, Chene

“Is that… normal?” “No,” she replied. “Murder is not normal. You can’t go around killing your own people. Not very often, anyway.” “Not very often?” “It happens,” she shrugged. “What nation never deals in death? All states kill. Soldiers fight. If a judge says ‘OK,’ you can kill anybody. But sometimes a sovereign does not wish for her killing to be seen. There are some good reasons. But if that becomes normal, you have a bigger problem.”
― D.C. McElroy, Chene

“It wasn’t a pleasant choice, but it remained my choice. I’ve come to believe that any choice we are truly free to make, no matter how bad the options, ought to be recognized as a privilege.”
― D.C. McElroy, Chene

“I have found it most useful to break down the types of bullshit job into five categories. I will call these: flunkies, goons, duct tapers, box tickers, and taskmasters.”
― David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory