Dammit Jim!

They: "I don't even."

You:"... lift, bro?"

I should care less.

Perfect human beings don't exist. Apparently there's a religion positing there was one perfect human, but we nailed him to a cross for interfering with business.

Here's a thought. If you were able to get away with Almost Anything (TM) and were surrounded by people praising your genius, dashing good looks and boundless generosity towards their persons, how long would it take for you to lose your moral compass, you think? You would pretty soon lose your frame of reference to the normal people, and your empathy would follow. And that's assuming you're not 2nd or 3rd generation ultra rich, in which case you never had it to begin with.

Succession is a very good TV series exploring the mindset of such people, if you want to see it in action. Otherwise, history is full of examples - such as Nero, the greatest poet to ever set fire to Rome.

I know there are exceptions, like everywhere else in life. But those tend to cultivate humility as a habit, like other people go to the gym.

Thanks for the reality check. Still a huge result if it translates well into mass production.

I have another pair just like it at home.

Care to elaborate? Didn't watch it yet, this is an honest question.

Don King had an alternative thesis:

https://youtu.be/o4qo161MRNE?feature=shared

You should probably do it twice, before and after. Just to be on the safe side.

Alan Rickman was a treasure. RIP

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The right to bear men.

"Paul was swell, I was cheering for him all the way!"

-- Elric of Melniboné, probably

Don't get me wrong, Dune is my absolute favourite book, I must have read the whole series ten times already, but heroes in that world are in short supply. The guy that comes closest for my money is Duncan Idaho, especially later in the series (God Emperor and beyond).