cell division
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Sex was invented to queer populations.
The biological function of sex is to create diversity — which helps populations endure, even if this is bad for individuals — so we should expect diversity in the expression of sex.
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In dispraise of efficiency.
Contemporary economic interests seek greater & greater efficiency, but the most meaningful moments in our lives are the inefficient tasks to which we devote our time.
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On scrutiny.
Nobody’s perfect — if you look hard enough, you will always find flaws. The trick is knowing not to diagnose those flaws as “disease” or signs of criminality.
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