David Simon, pro­du­cer of “The Wire”, in the New Yorker:

Every single moment on the plan­et, from here on out, human beings are worth less. We are in a post-industrial age. We don’t need as many of us as we once did.

I tried “The Wire” a year or so ago and gave it a few epis­odes before giv­ing up but now I have nearly kicked my “West Wing” addic­tion I think I should give it anoth­er go.