Quote of the Day: 17 September 2026 #QotD

“It’s in the nature of humans to want to belong to a group, to want to be accepted, appreciated, and needed. What is most frightening about their kind are the sacrifices they are prepared to make in order to become part of such a tribe, clique, sect, sewing circle, cult, or book club. Reason and morality are often at the top of the list of what must be surrendered as part of the club fees. Truth becomes a collective property, an adaptable shield used to shelter the in-group from those outside. Dogs, on the other hand, are great.” -Barbara Timberhut, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
[We are social beings. We are willing to put up with a whole ton of dreck just to belong, whether that belonging is to something useful and worthwhile or not.]