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*{{maxim|Jerks wear capes}}. It’s not just “{{maxim|heroes don’t wear capes}}”. People who do are not heroes. They tend to be ''jerks''. | *{{maxim|Jerks wear capes}}. It’s not just “{{maxim|heroes don’t wear capes}}”. People who do are not heroes. They tend to be ''jerks''. | ||
*{{maxim|Pray for peace. Prepare for survival}}. From [[the military school of life]]. Expect people to be jerks, and you won’t be so upset about it. People ''are'' jerks. | *{{maxim|Pray for peace. Prepare for survival}}. From [[the military school of life]]. Expect people to be jerks, and you won’t be so upset about it. People ''are'' jerks. | ||
*{{Maxim|Network power is symmetrical}}. AKA ''Someone On The Internet Is Wrong ''. Beware survivor bias. Just as the internet’s network power can surface works of sublime genius it can elevate cats of unspeakable cruelty and supreme stupidity. Exult the former, ''Don’t rise to the latter''. Your public outrage, correction or wry rejoinder won’t change his mind, but it will feed the troll, spread the meme and give the idiot more exposure. Which is, likely, what he wants. | |||
===The good stuff=== | ===The good stuff=== | ||
*Make gradual changes in direction, ''but lock them in''. There is an optimal degree of variability. If you vary to much, you’ll change away the good stuff. A 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable than a 50% change, and you can tack back if you change away from some good stuff. It is safer. It is wiser. See [[evolution]]. | *Make gradual changes in direction, ''but lock them in''. There is an optimal degree of variability. If you vary to much, you’ll change away the good stuff. A 5% change is less volatile, more sustainable, more controllable than a 50% change, and you can tack back if you change away from some good stuff. It is safer. It is wiser. See [[evolution]]. | ||