My best aphorism is also my worst nightmare: Civilization is the process of turning the incomprehensible into the arbitrary….
My best aphorism is also my worst nightmare: Civilization is the process of turning the incomprehensible into the arbitrary.
— Venkatesh “Tactical in LA” Rao (@vgr) July 12, 2019
Ever since I thought that thought I’ve been trying to unthink it. It is not a comforting thought. Turns history into a horror movie.