Today we talk about Learned "Helplessness". And adult content, drinking and the following: What is Learned Helplessness. Being coerced to sign incorrect documents. The "Trap" of retirement. Pattern Recognition. Who's on your side? Who writes all the evidence? What environment are you in? Bonus: a new way to look at your 401k. And of course Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy...again.