People mistake “good enough” for NOT good enough and people mistake NOT good enough for good enough A thing has attributes If you need something for its particular attribute — all things that have that attribute are good enough Optionality however, the extra potential utility — doesn’t make it better now — but …
Month: April 2026
Politics Should Be Boring
Politics should be boring Politicians should be boring Structure should be boring Law and order should be boring Processes should be boring The world is chaotic enough Not only in bad a way, such as: wars, including culture wars, plagues, pandemics, crises, natural disasters But also in good way, such as: …
Vice Spreads and Corrupts The Rest
I once wrote: Weakness Transcends the Weak and Corrupts the Whole I was too narrow. I should have written: “Vice spreads and corrupts the rest” or maybe simply: “Corruption spreads” See there are two paths: 1) You’re already mediocre and complacent, and complacently let yourself gradually sour, corrupt, rot 2) You’re doing quite …
Think Big and Give Up are Not in Contradiction
Similar idea is explored here: The World as Paradise and Great Disappointment consider this a more practical extension going after what you want striving trying things exploring evolving are obviously good What does good even mean here? Selfishly, solipsistically, they make you happy They make you thrive, before you die We don’t have …
Contrarianism Is Downstream From Being Right
Are you a contrarian? Or just a fool? The question to ask is: Are you MORE OFTEN RIGHT than others? If not — then you’re just a fool, aren’t you? Of course there’s the question of payoff Maybe your scepticism makes you unduly reject prevailing wisdom sometimes, And maybe it makes you susceptible …
The Software and Hardware of Mind
There’s a computational theory of mind Maybe it’s right maybe it’s wrong It’s cute, philosophically But isn’t it profound practically? Your results are downstream from your actions, which are downstream from your mind Isn’t your mind quite like a computer? We speculated about our nature since time immemorial But aren’t computers some of …
There Are No Gurus — Only Experts
There are no gurus Only experts We distrust experts Because experts are sometimes wrong, or corrupted What a joke It’s like distrusting air because sometimes it smells Doesn’t mean you should stop breathing Experts are still the best we have By definition, that’s what expert is — the most qualified, educated, capable person …