In some ways, risk-taking is the ultimate act of self-indulgence , an obscene insult to the preciousness of life. And yet, how can one dismiss something that persists despite every reasonable theory that it shouldn't?
In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker wh… - Sebastian Junger
In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker wh…
- Sebastian Junger
The most profound question is, "What would I risk dying for?" The natural answer is "for my family." But for most of history, we didn't live in famil… - Sebastian Junger
The most profound question is, "What would I risk dying for?" The natural answer is "for my family." But for most of history, we didn't live in famil…
I don't think journalists in World War II were objective about the Nazis, and I don't think they should have been. - Sebastian Junger
I don't think journalists in World War II were objective about the Nazis, and I don't think they should have been.
The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another’s lives … - Sebastian Junger
The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another’s lives …
Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime … - Sebastian Junger
Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime …
An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words - Sebastian Junger
An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words
At 19, your brain hasn't finished wiring itself. So the first time you have a good friend die, most people don't go through that at 19. Soldiers do. … - Sebastian Junger
At 19, your brain hasn't finished wiring itself. So the first time you have a good friend die, most people don't go through that at 19. Soldiers do. …
During the air war of 1944, a four-man combat crew on a B-17 bomber took a vow to never abandon one another no matter how desperate the situation. Th… - Sebastian Junger
During the air war of 1944, a four-man combat crew on a B-17 bomber took a vow to never abandon one another no matter how desperate the situation. Th…
One interesting thing I found was that if you take an affluent modern society and collapse it during a crisis, like a war or a natural disaster, peop… - Sebastian Junger
One interesting thing I found was that if you take an affluent modern society and collapse it during a crisis, like a war or a natural disaster, peop…
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