Maximum Advantage: Inevitable Deductions 34-50

34. On Lemmings:
The Lemmings' march to the sea is a gross avoidance mechanism for dealing with the problems presented by over-population. Humans have larger brains and complicated social interactions which preclude any such simple solutions. Hence, we fight wars and victimize each other in countless ways. Suicide is another example. In the grand scheme, means amount to the same thing. The fatalistic may always be exploited to the maximum advantage of the opportunist.

35. On the World of the Dead:
The world of the dead is a component of human psychology. The dead, embodying anti-life and stagnation, are by definition unadaptable to change. Their world has ceased to exist, but many of the living refuse to admit it. Hence, disastrous traditions are promoted and allowed to flourish. The Catholic church's senile opposition to birth control is a prime example of a remnant philosophy which now causes more harm than good. Over-consumption and waste is another example of a left-over from the time of frontiers. It makes absolutely no sense, but the mindset continues to thrive in the form of consumerism. Immortality exists only in monument and memory. Those living in the world of the dead should return to reality...

36. Maximum Advantage is equality without freedom...

37. Maximum Advantage is law over justice...

38. Maximum Advantage is efficiency even in defeat...

39. Maximum Advantage is propaganda over physical coercion...

40. Maximum Advantage is the revision of perception...

41. Maximum Advantage is stagnation with motion...

42. Maximum Advantage is de-constructing opponents through negation...

43. Maximum Advantage is formula over formalism; the scientific method over science...

44. Maximum Advantage is the velvet fist and padded boot...

45. Maximum Advantage is distorted opposites and false extremes...

46. Maximum Advantage is preparation for eventualities rather than conspiracies. Seize the moment.

47. Maximum Advantage is false causality...

48. Maximum Advantage is unity over community...

49. Maximum Advantage is imposed limits...

50. Maximum Advantage is fear as a commodity...