You were born with a brain that makes you feel like you need to defend your ideas, even when you know you are wrong.
Shinyness to Usefulness to Awesomeness
i just remembered my “shinyness to usefulness to awesomeness” chart, and i thought i’d re-post it. i like it, still: view full size at flickr
Op-Ed Columnist – The Evil Behind the Smiles – NYTimes.com
“My first phrase in Khmer,†the Cambodian language, “was, ‘I want to sleep with you,’ †she said. “My first phrase in English was†— well, it’s unprintable. Sina mostly followed instructions and smiled alluringly at men because she would have been beaten if men didn’t choose her. But sometimes she was in such pain […]