Robert Reich in a tweet from April 10, 2022

When corporations are enjoying near-record profits, we would expect corporations to pay the higher wages out of their profits rather than to pass them on to consumers in higher prices.

Please, someone tell the former Secretary of Labor how capitalism works.

While it would be ideal if corporations paid higher wages out of profits; the structure of capitalism - make as much money as possible - doesn’t reward that.

This. So much this.

If there’s pleasure in action, there’s peace in stillness.

Robert Reich starts off a substack with

By igniting a culture war over sex, the GOP is distracting attention from Jan 6,

He should know this culture war was been ongoing for decades.

Mike Masonic writing at Techdirt

I feel like I keep needing to write this, but once again, no matter who does it and no matter which company they’re targeting, it’s wrong for politicians to promise to punish companies for their speech. For some reason, many people’s position on this point changes based on whether or not they like or dislike the politician, and whether or not they like or dislike the company. But it’s wrong.

Completely agree.

You are the person you are

When you are young they assume you know nothing.

Taylor Swift from her new album folklore 🎵

Christopher Nolan as quoted in this The Royal Ocean Film Society video

I’ve seen many things that’ve been influenced by it and so I am, in turn, influenced by it.

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Shawn Blanc provides 2 reasons to plan your week:

1. Clarity cures busywork.
2. Your to-do list should exist on your calendar.

I’m sorry. But, no, your to-do list should not exist on your calendar. Your calendar is for events that can not be moved, not for tasks.

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

• Hanlon’s or Heinlein’s razor

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

• Maya Angelou