Politiphobe — a particular type of proletariat who ‘clutches their pearls’ at the first sigh of political conflict; a variant of Dr. Fromm’s marketing character. Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Vol. II (2024; 9780970491961; pg. 65)
Nearly always, there exist an inverse relationship between function and form. In other words, when something is made more beautiful, it becomes less functional. This maxim can be applied to objects as well as people. Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Thinking outside your cage (2018; 9780970491954; pg. 61)
Everyone thinks their paycheck is their wampeter. Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Thinking outside your cage (2018; 9780970491954; pg. 41)
It’s only “security theater” when the procedures are designed to protect a group of individuals (1) from an imagery threat (e.g., demonic possession, electromagnetic mind reading ray guns, or psychic/psionics attacks) or (2) from a threat that is statistically improbable (a.k.a., ‘statistically insignificant;’ e.g., being killed by a cow, a foreign terrorist on U.S. soil, and/or a meteorite). Exorcisms, most of what the TSA does,1 and tin foil hats are security theater. Wearing a seat belt, getting vaccinated, and/or wearing a N952 mask properly are not, we repeat, not security theater. In summary, Sen. Rand Paul (b. 1963) is wrong, again. Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Vol. II (2024; 9780970491961; pg. 89)
Busy-bragging — To talk about oneself in a vain manor (but not necessarily narcissistically1) implying that speaker is busier and, therefore, more productive than the listener. Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Vol. II (2024; 9780970491961; pg. 101)
Money is king, bullshit is queen, and together they rule the world. Quotes to squeegee your third eye: Vol. II (2024; 9780970491961; pg. 127)
