Thought Provokers: 9/11/2024

There are only 11 days a month where you can switch the day and month by mistake.

You’re the most predictable person you know.

You can make more people laugh with one comment online than you do your whole in-person life.

Freedom is free. Taking someone else’s freedom requires energy and resources.

Alphabet books never prepared me for how little quince I would encounter growing up. And unless your career is music-oriented, your window for xylophones probably ended in kindergarten.

The “best movies of all time” discussions are usually dominated by older movies (pre-2000), while the “best TV shows of all time,” relatively modern shows, dominate discussions.

People who believe fake stuff is real are often the same ones who believe real stuff is fake.

Frankenstein’s monster is artificial intelligence.

Soon enough, the concept of “handmade” as a value proposition will extend to more domains as automation takes over people’s jobs. Companies will claim that “our recruitment process is 100% human-made” or “all our lawyers are real people.”

Deviled eggs are little bits of inside-out egg salad.

Everyone has abs; it depends on whether they are six packs, eight packs, family packs, or kegs.

The person who discovered that wine gets better with age probably forgot it in a basement somewhere and lucked out at a party.

Retired intelligence officers could leak all classified information to disbelieving nursing home staff.

Gone are the days when you could hand someone $5 to get themselves a meal.

The Predators in the Predator movies are the rich elites of their species who go on ultimately pointless and destructive exotic animal hunting safaris.

Our knowledge about serial killers is only from those that were caught, which means we don’t know how the professional serial killers are like.

Your first words weren’t nearly as important as your last will be. However, placing too much emphasis on last words detracts from all the good things said in between.

It is easier to make a job than to get a job.

When AI replaces news anchors, they should name it Tron Burgundy.