It seems I am now the troll to ignore and Ake receives lengthy commentary. This is a Trump distraction technique if you think about it. While my current opinion is firm and only subtly influenced by the collective, feedback is helpful while silence connotes consent. Total silence speaks volumes of clique.

Like dissecting a Trump tweet perhaps Ake's "Sometimes, most times" means "It is the best of times, the worst of times".

reprise: What gives continuity to social and technological change is the pendulum reversal in reaction to each new direction we take.

Personally I think we are dealing with the new idiocracy quite well.
I have a clearer understanding of how a non compliance among influential smart people kept the Atom bomb out of Hitler's reach.
Signs at demonstrations still say RESIST. Trump seems to say resistance is futile. He and Bannon are some kind of Borg.