We don’t get to choose the times we’re born into, but we can try to shape the time our grandkids will be born into.

Honestly, at this point, I am pro zombies. I'll probably die, but I want to watch the "diseases aren't real" crowd deal with teeth.

I think for me the most compelling answer for "why fund basic research?" (and the one most relevant to the people doing the work) is that humans are curious and finding stuff out makes us happy and fulfilled. Science is a thing humans like. Life would be more dull and sad if we didn't do it.

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Do not punish the behaviour you want to see.

and it's all because those kids are brilliant, they're shining stars, they're unequivocally BETTER THAN YOU.

nothing scarier than someone who's willing to *break the chain.* that's why they gotta be strangled with all the fury that the dead hand of tradition can muster.

If there's one thing Covid should have demonstrated to everyone, it's that there are lots of people who would rather put their own communities & families at risk, would literally rather *die*, than submit to the call for solidarity. It's that repellant to them.