I sometimes think we deserve to die, we’re all so goddamned stupid. - Greg Bear

There may be no such thing as prescience, but honed instincts are crucial in our game.

Alienation without must be accompanied by alienation within; that is the law for every social level, even individuals. To harm one’s fellows, even one’s enemies, harms you, takes away some essential element from your self-respect and self-image.

Grief is not productive. It simply represents an inefficiency in accepting change of status.