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.

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.