To abandon facts

"To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacule" - Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny - first paragraph

"Aristotles warned that inequality brought instability. Plato told us that demagogues exploit Free Speech to set themselves up as tyrants". In the first paragraph of "On Tyranny", by Timothy Snyder.

Short-term

Europe has one year to prepare itself for whatever happens in the US. This is very short, considering all that has not been done in the last 30 years and what is happening in Russia.

Two opposing ideas

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function" - F Scott Fitzgerald

The more I look into the news the more I think this is lacking to the majority of nowadays politicians in the whole world.

Delors

A Great Man passed away, a Visionary, that prompted Europe tremendously. Thank you, Jacques Delors. RIP.

Music

Music is still a deep mystery to me. I can (standing on my tiptoes here) rationalize almost every direction of Human evolution, why we developed this feature, why we like and enjoy this, pleasure, thought, organization. Music, though, I can't. It is a deep and fascinating mystery to me. An enchantment.

Mic drop

So, that's how much you need to earn per month (in a 12 months basis) to be considered high-class in Portugal.