While I was thinking about that, the military, I read a book called On Killing, about the obstacles people have to pulling the trigger in combat. So sometimes you just absorb all this stuff without realizing you were doing research.
The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportun… - Charlie Brooker
The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportun…
- Charlie Brooker
The difference between smartphones and cigarettes is this: a cigarette robs 10 minutes from your lifespan, but at least has the decency to wait and w… - Charlie Brooker
The difference between smartphones and cigarettes is this: a cigarette robs 10 minutes from your lifespan, but at least has the decency to wait and w…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is a pity because this week the National Association of Beholders wrote to tell me that I've got a face l… - Charlie Brooker
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is a pity because this week the National Association of Beholders wrote to tell me that I've got a face l…
Whenever I tell people I'm a misanthrope they react as though that's a bad thing, the idiots. I live in London, for God's sake. Have you walked down … - Charlie Brooker
Whenever I tell people I'm a misanthrope they react as though that's a bad thing, the idiots. I live in London, for God's sake. Have you walked down …
The news might be single-handedly trying to bring about an environmental catastrophe, which it will then report on. Super injunctions are interesting… - Charlie Brooker
The news might be single-handedly trying to bring about an environmental catastrophe, which it will then report on. Super injunctions are interesting…
I'm actually quite pro-technology, but I'm a worrier, so I like to envision worst-case scenarios. - Charlie Brooker
I'm actually quite pro-technology, but I'm a worrier, so I like to envision worst-case scenarios.
Man the lifeboats. The idiots are winning. - Charlie Brooker
Man the lifeboats. The idiots are winning.
My theory is that we used to have several personalities, and now we're encouraged to have one online. - Charlie Brooker
My theory is that we used to have several personalities, and now we're encouraged to have one online.
If technology is a drug – and it does feel like a drug – then what, precisely, are the side-effects? - Charlie Brooker
If technology is a drug – and it does feel like a drug – then what, precisely, are the side-effects?
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