Just came across this amazing — and voluminous — series of video lectures on Old Norse and topics like the origins of English, by Jackson Crawford. Well worth spending a Sunday afternoon watching a few. https://jacksonwcrawford.com

"The operation of the world economy is controlled by the laws of physics. The problem of diminishing returns affects far more than oil supply; it affects coal, natural gas, mineral extraction in general, fresh water and food production." https://ourfiniteworld.com/2021/02/03/where-energy-modeling-goes-wrong/

"Death comes for us all; even at our birth—even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks toward us and muses to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh. It is the law of nature, and the will of God." - Robert Bolt, "A Man for All Seasons"