It’s the military-industrial complex, gotta keep the system going!

Over-learning the lessons of the past? What does that even mean? If the people in power are a sign of our civilization, we’re truly fucked.

Hehehe, this is a good one. Not American, but I thought you guys lost the plot with Dubya back in the day. Looking back, he seems quite vanilla now. Crazy times.

Take those wannabe kings/dictators out while they’re young!

It’s certainly delusional. I’ve been active in the innovation space for ~25 years, and for most normal people it’s taking a massive risk. Here, she’s not ending-up on the street if the venture flops, so the risk is low.

So merit my ass, it’s easy to take a risk if it’s not real risk, i.e. I agree and don’t appreciate the sentiment.

Not sure why you’re copping some hate, but your analogy is pretty accurate.