2 March 2023
The nicest thing about the z-axis is that it can be viewed remotely.
I had older brothers to make mistakes for me. They fucked around, and I found out, albeit from a safe distance. Our younger sister was either not paying attention, or too far removed from their action, so sometimes she had to find out for herself. Complaining once to our mother she said, “You think [Gene’s] so perfect! He just doesn’t get caught!“
My Mom, ever wise but often impatient, responded, “Yeah? And your point is…?“
David Nolan is the author of the “Nolan Chart,” the two-dimensional politico-economic disposition distribution incorporated above.
The “z-axis” represents the “fuck around and find out” dimension.