We have a passion for keeping things simple.

... some important factor doesn't lose its "share of force" just because some "expert" can better measure other types of force.

'F.A.S.B' ... 'Financial Accounts Still Bogus'.

I don't have the slightest interest in gold. I like understanding what works and what doesn't in human systems. To me that's not optional; that's a moral obligation. If you're capable of understanding the world, you have a moral obligation to become rational. And I don't see how you become rational hoarding gold. Even if it works, you're a jerk.

The definition of hell in the legal system is: endless due process and no justice; (in the corporate world) it would be: endless due diligence and no horse sense.

There is the sheer amount of Franklin's wisdom. And the talent. Franklin played four instruments. He was the nation's leading scientist and inventor, plus a leading author, statesman, and philanthropist. There has never been anyone like him.

Don't confuse correlation and causation. Almost all great records eventually dwindle.