Chains

The chains that bind are made of bits and bytes of meaningless data.

Link.

Taboos

Taboos are broken by the bored.

Slime

Until the false populist dries, its slime is always slippery.

Past It

Q: When something edible is "past it," it is rightfully discarded.  Why is this not true of systems?

A: Vested interests want you to eat shit.

Elite Support

1. Excepting Maoists*, contingent on their preservation, revolutions cannot succeed without elite** support.

2. After the celebration settles, fundamentally very little has changed. (As if.)

3. Thus the purge follows.***

4. The old way actually looks better.

5. Repeat.

* And who wants that?  (Peasants.)
** But not necessarily the same elite.
*** And who wants that? (Fanatics.)
**** And who wants that? (non-Fanatics.)

Stating the Obvious

Stating the obvious is often a destabilizing force greater than any actual event.

Hard Landings

Hard landings usually occur when someone is not paying attention and/or doing their job.  Sound familiar?

Knock Down

If you are going to knock something down, be sure to get out of the way.

Flattery

Flattery is a vehicle for laziness.

Neoclassical Dogma

On Neoclassical (Economics) Dogma:

Modern economics purports to be scientific. It is this that lends its practitioners ears all over the world; from the media, from policymakers and from the general public. Yet, at its very heart we find concepts that, having been carried over almost directly from the Christian tradition, are inherently theological. And these concepts have, in a sense, become congealed into an unquestionable dogma.

Yet another example demonstrating that "modern" economics is not a science.  (Just like Marxism.)

Link.

Grandstanding

Amongst the decadent, grandstanding passes for wisdom.

Plans

Plans are only as good as the effort expended in their preparation.

Efficiency

Efficiency does not pay by the hour.

Naiveté

In Naiveté one may find focus.

Sometimes

Sometimes the trash takes you out (but that does not mean it's not garbage).