Ive mentioned Bill Whittle’s work many a time here before, but you simply must read the first chapter of his book, which is posted at Eject!Eject!Eject!:
Then he gave me the best piece of advice I have ever received.
Kick its ass, he said. And that was it.
But that was all I needed to hear. God damn right! I’ll kick its ass!
That’s a decision you make…a decision to not be ruled by fear and panic. It is a decision to take all of those hard-wired instincts that have brought us so far – the fear of falling, the rising desire to just call for help then curl up in a ball – and put them away. Forget what the seat of your pants is telling you…
This essay is a thing of beauty. How on the mark he is about our world. Everyone owes it to theselves to read it, analyze it, and grasp why this is so damned insightful.