Blurt!Commonplace Book

Vox

“[L]iberal democracy cannot function without a shared understanding of reality. As long as the zone is flooded with shit, that shared understanding is impossible.”

posted Jan. 22, 2020, 8:37pm

“[Acknowledging luck] just means that no one ‘deserves’ hunger, homelessness, ill health, or subjugation — and ultimately, no one ‘deserves’ giant fortunes either. All such outcomes involve a large portion of luck.”

posted Jan. 13, 2020, 10:32pm