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“…the primary mission of all institutional managers (including school managers) is to cause their institution to grow in power, in number of employees, in autonomy from public oversight, and in rewards for key personnel. The primary mission is never, of course, the publicly announced one. Whether we are talking about bureaucracies assigned to wage war, deliver mail, or educate children, there is no difference.
In the course of things, this rationalization isn't a straight line matter. There can be pullbacks in the face of criticism, for example. But examined over time, movement toward rationalizing operations is always unidirectional, public outrage against the immoral effects of this is buffered by purchased political friendships, by seemingly neutral public authorities who always find it prudent to argue for delay, in confidence the heat will cool. In this way momentum is spent, public attention diverted, until the next upwelling of outrage. These strategies of opinion management are taught calmly through elite graduate university training in the best schools, here as was true in Prussia. Corporate bureaucracies, including those in the so-called public sphere, know how to wear out critics. There is no malicious intent, only a striving for efficiency.”

2026-08-09 14:18:20 UTC

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On iOS?

2026-08-09 02:14:21 UTC

Which US state(s) are best for bitcoiners
Asking for irl help

2026-08-09 02:12:37 UTC

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Install Naplet and the notepad will populate in it?

2026-08-09 02:06:31 UTC

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Can anyone summarize bip110 controversy without persuasive definition fallacies and in fewer than 5 sentences

2026-08-06 19:22:16 UTC

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What app??

2026-08-06 14:48:41 UTC

Having fun today
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2026-08-05 01:43:35 UTC

Good night
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2026-08-03 12:20:30 UTC

Gm
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2026-08-02 18:17:18 UTC

Life is beautiful
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2026-08-01 20:06:12 UTC

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Any confirmation of other hww affected? I’m actively planning my dice rolled wallet migration, just need to know what level of panic

2026-08-01 02:53:08 UTC

“Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭11‬:‭2‬ ‭

2026-08-01 02:52:51 UTC

My family tells of a great-great grandfather who farmed in rural Indiana. He made his mortgage payments in person, in cash, at the local bank in the nearby small town. He surely knew the tellers and was known in the community. After many years, he paid off the house… only to have it seized by the bank years later: he could not prove he had made the payments, and the bank didn’t keep accurate records.
Theft is abhorrent, violating, a sick disfiguring of a man’s past and story. I cannot imagine the heartache the victims endure, whether their residence is sacked for heirlooms or property is seized or bitcoin stolen: a treasury of work and time gets erased from their horizon.
Yet life goes on, must go on. God still has a plan for ultimate, final judgement and salvation. Much good surrounds us, much good is left to be done, and much evil left to fight.

2026-07-30 22:19:51 UTC

Trying to a 12oz can of Coke Zero at a rural gas station in the Deep South and it’s $1.50. Ridiculous

2026-07-30 17:17:46 UTC

The colors of poverty.
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2026-07-30 14:13:28 UTC

Gm fam
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2026-07-27 23:19:24 UTC

Is #grapheneOS worth the switch from iOS?

2026-07-25 12:58:49 UTC

Fives / morning musing
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2026-07-24 21:15:06 UTC

Newb painting but proud of it. Almost done!
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