The Ascent Of Money Has Been Essential

I Think That It Is Important To Be Gregarious, And That Friendships Are Not Just A Leisure Pursuit, That They Are An Integral Part Of What It Is To Be Human, And One Does Better Work If One Has A Circle Of Friends That Is Active.

Collaboration Is Risky. If It Fails, If The Occupation Is Wound Up Prematurely And The Bad Guys Come Back To Power, You Might Find Yourself In Some Serious Trouble.

If The Financial System Has A Defect, It Is That It Reflects And Magnifies What We Human Beings Are Like. Money Amplifies Our Tendency To Overreact, To Swing From Exuberance When Things Are Going Well To Deep Depression When They Go Wrong. Booms And Busts Are Products, At Root, Of Our Emotional Volatility.

I Think The Condition Of Imperial Denial Is A Handicap Because If You Do Not Recognize That You Are Essentially Performing The Functions Of An Empire, You Are Incapable Of Learning From The Mistakes Of Past Empires.

The West May Collapse Very Suddenly. Complex Civilizations Do That, Because They Operate, Most Of The Time, On The Edge Of Chaos.