We have to get better at believing the impossible.

The smallest thought could not exist unless the entire universe and the laws of physics were in some way encouraging it.

Humans are the reproductive organs of technology. We multiply manufactured artifacts and spread ideas and memes.

Our society lacks a feedback loop for controlling technology: a way to gauge intended effects from actual effects later on

Changing things from the top down works when things are stable.

But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set of people, and in a common history, that constrains your evolution and your ability to evolve in certain directions.

It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially.