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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Blessed Are the Meek

Dominance Patterns in High Status Homo Sapiens

The difference between
poisonous snakes
and venomous human beings
is that when the snake bites you
and explains
I was more afraid of you than you were of me
it’s true

Other works by Chris Gaither...
Stop the Presses!

Instead of dismantling oppression we dismantled the printing press inaugurating the Information Age when no news is good news all information is disinformation
Blockchain

You’ll be able to tell that nobody knows what anything is wort… when no one knows who they can tru…
Overcoming the Fear of Showing the World Who You Really Are

You both cause and cure real self-… by performing fake self-loathing for an online audience The cure takes when you’ve no authentic self left
Let There Be Light Sweet Crude

According to Exxon Mobil absolute solar power corrupts absolutely
When You Put Yourself First You Come Before God

Thinking the best of myself My best thinking Got me here, Before God
Flamboyantly Gray

On a gray scale Of one to ten I’m a perfect five
Bad Timing

When they start to call you clear-eyed it just means you’re a cynic whose time has come
Snails Have but One Foot

Entire lives can be lived waiting for the other shoe to drop although often this just means you’re being crushed at a snail’s…
The Talking Wounded Are Free to Meme You and Me

Mark my wounds, Our words will come back To flaunt us
Repeat as Necessary

Whenever I hurt someone I’m sure that I’m a honeybee about to die But it always turns out that I’m…
Power Is for Using on Behalf of Others, Not Having for Yourself, and We’ve All Been Had

In fragile civilizations Power is used to acquire status And status is just for decoration In resilient civilizations Self-sacrifice is recognized as th…
If You’re Feeling the Pressure, It’s a Sign You Don’t Know What You Want

Pressure is wanting it for someone else Passion is wanting it
Every Page of the Torah Is an FAQ Page

Not one of us Has all the answers But we all Have all the answers Because there is only
action– n: the progressive alteration of mental states or of mental and physical states coordinately esp. when resulting in an observable effect on the external world

Who says ye cannae change the laws… Where before Every action had An equal and opposite reaction Now every reaction
We Have Yet to Grasp That Round Really Is Funny

On a sphere If you drill down far enough Eventually you will find yourself Drilling up to the surface So, while we may never get to the…



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