People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media.

Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.

Our arrogance as a species is only a few degrees away from us claiming that we invented, not discovered, fire.

If e-book readers were invented before print books, (petty things such as) the smell of ink would have been some people’s only reason for not abandoning e-books.

There probably was a time when the idea of having a toilet inside a house was repulsive.

A car is one of the most interesting inventions, but driving is one of the most boring activities.

Being on the side of the majority is often a sign that you are wrong, or the most unlikely to be right.

Most shoes are shaped as if feet were made for shoes.