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Disappointment

Humans are the biggest disappointment in my life.

Respect

Too much respect is a thing: some people simply don’t deserve it.

Consequence

Possessions should be a consequence of our activity, not the goal.

Same

People do all kinds of stupid things all the time, why would <insert profession here> be any different?!
– Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/26/23571659/tech-layoffs-facebook-google-amazon

That’s different!

Whenever we point out to people that they’re making the same mistake as the one they’re currently criticizing in other people, the usual answer is “Well, that’s different!”.