Do you get the sense that a number of idiocies are peaking at roughly the same time and all of them seem to be founded on tinkering with a working system until the wheels fall off?
Yes. You might want to read Heinlein's short story, "The Year of the Jackpot." IMHO, it'd one of his best. It's about a guy who charts trends and correlations, without thinking about causes. He notices that all of his curves are about to peak at the same time...
Yes. You might want to read Heinlein's short story, "The Year of the Jackpot." IMHO, it'd one of his best. It's about a guy who charts trends and correlations, without thinking about causes. He notices that all of his curves are about to peak at the same time...
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