Politics
People aren’t really looking to be economically stable before they start families; they’re looking to be existentially stable. They will opt-out of important life decisions altogether because they are waiting for the day when they will feel like more of a confident person with a firmer sense of self before making a commitment—not knowing that it’s
... See morepeople have a general tendency to stick with their current situation.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
Jeff Jarvis • WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO
We just know that something feels wrong, but we don’t quite have new ideas about what to do about it. At best, we’re recycling old ones and say we’ll do them proper this time.
Do not waste the remainder of your life in thoughts about others, when you are not thinking with reference to some aspect of the common good. —Meditations 3.4
