The core of large-scale farming is standardization, and the prerequisite for standardization is scientization.
Technologists should have a sense of awe, because code can change the world.
"We are all broken, that's how the light gets in."
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean.
I paid no attention to the territorial boundaries of academic disciplines and I just grabbed all the big ideas that I could.