I was Mentally Defective

And I still am, but not as much.

How do I know this? Because I can compare my behavior now with what it used to be. And I can see I am smarter than I used to be. Not a lot smarter, but smarter. 

How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System

New Yorker 

Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite ’em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.

Myself, I have wondered why we didn't know more about the latest virus to bother us. But this article showed me we already did. Believe me, after you read it (which will take some time) you will too. 

And like these expert immunologists, you will wonder how we ever made it.  

Power Struggles are part of the Human Condition

How can I explain this? It's only natural. We are careful to not offend other people - especially authority figures, such as our parents. and many people want to occupy these positions of power. 

Ar the same time, we must develop our own personalities and skills. Which authority figures do not want. They want to be in power. 

Every one of us most must find his position in society. Which for some is simple - they do not have much. 

They Hate all Computer Things

They consider all of them the same, and all equally bad. This is stupid as it can be, but this seems to appeal to them. 

I am reading about the PowerShell (the most esoteric thing you can imagine) but it appeals to something unusual in my mind. 

They want something usual, I want something unusual. And the two will never meet. 

Pricilla Chan and Facebook

Chan functions as Facebook's protection agency, and is a very effective one at that. She gives away most of the company's huge income. 

Her husband, Zuckerman, can do whatever he likes, with complete immunity. 

Look her up on Wikipedia. 

Hatred of the World we Live In

We live in a bad world and we know it - unconsciously. But this knowledge stays down there, and only affects us indirectly, causing us to destroy it in a number of ways. 

We won't do good things because this would make this bad world last longer. 

We do bad things, and justify them in a tremendous number of ways. 

Many Americans come to Costa Rica, hoping to build a better life for themselves. But they leave after a few years. Why? Because they cannot resist the battleground of American Life. Where America is being destroyed by Americans. 

This would make a good title for this talk: The Battleground of American Life. Most Americans love it, and cannot live without it. 

What do We think of People?

The First Industrial Revolution caused us to value machines over people. Several Revolutions later (after the Computer Revolution) we are beginning to value us - but only beginning. 

We have to recognize that we have an ambivalent attitude toward ourselves. Sometimes we like ourselves, sometimes we do not. And we have to remain aware of this. 

I hardly need to tell you, for most of this us this seldom happens. We are unaware, and will stay that way. 

Our technology (often referred to as Tech) also telling us this. We are making some amazing stuff. But much of it is weaponry.