[ExI] The End of the Future

Dennis May dennislmay at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 3 23:25:08 UTC 2011


Adrian Tymes wrote:

> I had exactly the opposite reaction.  It struck me as a lot of bawwing and
> nothing on how to actually fix the problem.

> Analysis and introspection about the current situation, are only useful
> insofar as they point their way to solutions.  Analysis about how terrible
> everything is, conducted only for its own sake (and/or the emotional
> release from affirming that nothing oneself can do matters), is a form of
> masturbation.  Specifically, it is called "disasterbation".
 
Another victory for Captain Hindsight.
 
Dennis May
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