First, automatic systems accommodate incompetence by being easy to operate and by automatically correcting mistakes. Because of this, an inexpert operator can function for a long time before his lack of skill becomes apparent – his incompetence is a hidden weakness that can persist almost indefinitely. Second, even if operators are expert, automatic systems erode their skills by removing the need for practice. Third, automatic systems tend to fail either in unusual situations or in ways that produce unusual situations, requiring a particularly skilful response. A more capable and reliable automatic system makes the situation worse.
Somalia, Bosnia, Cuba, Colombia, Equador, Mexico, Bhutan, Morocco, Botswana, Ghana, India, Serbia, Libya, Lebanon, Gambia, Namibia, Bali, Mali, Chile, Malawi, Bequia, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Norway, China, Canada, U.S.A., U.K., Nepal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, North Korea, Myanmar, Panama, Philippines, Nicaragua, Palestine, Greece, Peru, France, and Singapore are all the places mentioned in M.I.A‘s Matangi. (Yeah, the track from that Under Armour commercial.)
People are unpredictable, and democracy is insane.
I ♥ Alison Mosshart – she can make the video thumbnail/poster frame look fabulous.
If you’re doing anything artsy, the rest of the world’s job is to say whether it’s any good or not. Because you’re making art. You’re trying to be a magician. You’re trying to be an illusionist. Literally, you’re trying to create a unicorn, a good song. If you put out something that’s like just a horn taped to a goat, people are going to say, “Nah, that’s not a fucking unicorn, man,” but occasionally somebody can make a unicorn, and it’s like, “Holy shit.” It makes you believe.
