Buying Crap

The difference between advertising and propaganda: Advertising sells you something you don't need; Propaganda sells you something you don't want.  See 5 Ways Stores Use Science to Trick You Into Buying Crap.

Flaws

When flaws become virtues, we all lose.

Cowardice

Cowardice is a way of life for many stuck in their own feedback loops.

(Just read the comments section of MSM and other sites.)

Fine Minds Wallowing

i. "Being an expert in one's field does not necessarily mean said expertise is transferable."
- attributed to A Real Windbag

ii. Obsession is boring.

iii. Fine minds are perfectly capable of wallowing in pedantic philosophy.

Wallow

Those doomed to follow need not wallow.

Economics

The Marxist economic block failed.  Now capitalism is in crisis.  Elections cannot change the historical momentum.  Things won't be the same.  Only mitigation is possible, but products are generally poor at such approaches.  For them, the system must be preserved.  No alternative is possible.  Desperation sets in.  They will try anything.  Quantitative easements have no utility.  Something cannot come from nothing.  Who would trade concrete for worthless paper?  It amazing that one could think otherwise.

See Also.

Hype

Hype creates meaning out of nothingness.

Maximum Advantage Discussed is Back!

See Corrosion as a Sign of Decay.

Voids

In US politics, voids have a way of expanding.

Imagine

Imagine nothing!

Ill Wind

An ill wind blows in circles.

The Sky

Saying the sky isn't blue doesn't make it so.

Infidels & Heretics

The only thing worse than an infidel is a heretic.

Challenges

Too often a challenge is ignored until it becomes too large to solve.

Comparisons

Historical comparisons are only valid for simplistic situations.  All else is propaganda or ignorance: which is it?