“As we grow up in civilized society, we are measured, evaluated, educated and trained, licensed and credentialed, and are eventually classified and assigned our place. In the process, we become very attached to this artificial identity that has been thrust… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“This saying also implies that if you realize that you are incompetent but do not wish to remain so, you should perhaps go out… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“As we grow up in civilized society, we are measured, evaluated, educated and trained, licensed and credentialed, and are eventually classified and assigned our… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“To do so, we first have to learn to see it for what it is—by cutting through all of the buzzwords, the marketing hype,… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“One of the rudest questions you might hear from an American is "What do you do for a living?" The only proper response is… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“Last, but by no means least, the advance of technology has produced a human population that is far more helpless and dependent than any… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“THE TECHNOSPHERE DOESN’T particularly care whether you live or die, or whether you are happy or miserable. Its goal is to control you and… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“THERE IS A saying I happen to like: Adventure is a sign of incompetence. I find that there is a lot of truth to… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“Suppose someone tells you that he just flipped a coin 10 times and all 10 were heads? What is the probability that the next… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“They will also tell you how far along we are along the depletion curve; the optimists among them will even claim that there is… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
“The point is, you must show them how to live and not just teach them theory while contradicting yourself in practice, because cynicism, hypocrisy… — Dmitry Orlov Copy Share Image
