BABYSITTING

Porn and games: there goes your life!

by Brett Stevens

Time is precious. As far as we know, we live, then we die. Maybe there’s something afterwards; maybe not. Either way, we don’t get to be us again. We can’t go back to being two years younger, or not knowing something that scares us once we’ve learned it. Life is a rare commodity.

And yet, most people can’t stop wasting it. I don’t mean the kind of loafing where you look back on an afternoon or a weekend and think, "What did I do?" in a haze of laziness, but I mean that they need to be constantly occupied. People no longer have an internal narrative. They need constant distraction or they feel empty and lost.

HOW YOUR FUTURE WAS RUINED

by Brett Stevens

In nature, one of the most numerous classes of organisms is that of parasites.

These creatures, instead of producing their own sustenance, draw it from others. They range from viruses to monkeys who steal food from others.

Parasitism can be observed in manipulative behavior as well. In city parks across the earth, grackles have learned a simple trick: pretend to have an injured wing or missing leg, and humans will take pity on you and toss over more food.