Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things.

Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of accidents creates a positively light-hearted state, out of consideration for this strange power.

If you assume any rate of improvement at all then the games will become indistinguishable from reality. It would seem to follow that the odds that we are in base reality would be one in billions.

The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.

The sad thing about artificial intelligence is that it lacks artifice and therefore intelligence.

Smile and others will smile back. Smile to show how transparent, how candid you are. Smile if you have nothing to say. Most of all, do not hide the fact you have nothing to say nor your total indifference to others. Let this emptiness, this profound indifference shine out spontaneously in your smile.

The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up to this situation in all its desperation can help us get out of it.