excavating burried youtube comments that resonate

I studied Classics in college. When I read Caro, I cannot help but think that his work is -- in terms of quality, significance, and longevity -- comparable to that of Thucydides, Tacitus, Suetonius. Truly one of a kind.

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” - Greek Proverb

“We will go down in history as the first society that wouldn’t save itself because it wasn’t cost effective.” -Kurt Vonnegut

His ending was on an empirical level of genius. "Have empathy for displaced people whether they're in the Palisades or Palestine". To make this connection weaving stories together of current events is both masterful and magnificent.

That’s not even comedy, that is the absolute highest form of storytelling.

Told, by our generation’s greatest orator.

Protect Dave Chappelle at all costs.

n the midst of running with targets on their backs. These two got to experience a love and a bond most people will spend their whole lives chasing, and may never get.

“we carry ancient beaches in our

pockets, transformed into prediction engines, each grain calculating our next desire.”

5:12 - FOMO isn't just "fear of missing out" on information; it's fear of missing out on existence itself. YOLO isn't "you only live once" it's you might never live again.

Dr Tyson Yunkaporta is exactly what we need in the World today ... a person who can help us see the Cosmos through the eyes of the Indigenous Australians ... the longest living culture in the History of our Planet. The Aboriginals kept our country in pristine condition for 40,000 years