The Asymmetry of Destruction

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1. lixtra ◴[] No.44415654[source]
Spock in the Wrath of Khan:

“As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to create.”

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3. burnt-resistor ◴[] No.44416664[source]
They added $500B of Medicare cuts on Saturday night and upped Medicaid cuts to $1T. If this passes, expect doubling of homelessness with many more elderly and disabled people unable to care for themselves living on the street when primarily Medicaid-funded elder care homes close without anywhere else for them to go.
4. jauntywundrkind ◴[] No.44419197[source]
So similar to Beandolini's Law, the bullshit asymmetry principle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law