lol you realise most people don’t give a fuck about left or right? no you don’t if you yourself don’t give a fuck — then you still think that most do, they definitely have to go vote! that surely means “giving a fuck” and if you DO give a fuck — then …
Category: Philosophy
Emotions Are Signals and Ends, Not Truth
Emotions are not rational or irrational It’s but a signal, But they are also an end It is thus misleading to consider them in terms of rationality, Their only rational or irrational element is our attitude and interpretation of those emotions But it’s also misleading to NOT incorporate them as crucial variables in …
Not Being Honest About What You Are Is Often Worse Than What You Are
Maybe you’re ugly or maybe you’re beautiful Either way you’re not perfect You’re a bit ugly and a bit beautiful And usually that means you’ll accentuate the beautiful aspects of yourself And then you’ll also put a fucking spin on it, make-up on it — and make yourself a little extra beautiful And …
What You Want, What The World Wants, And Self-esteem
There’s what you want There’s what the world wants What you want divides into: -What you want from you -What you want from the world What the world wants divides into: -What the world wants in general -What the world wants from you I suppose I wrote that to get WHAT YOU …
AI Is Intelligence and Without It You’re Less Intelligent
AI is now basically a fucking FACTOR OF PRODUCTION, It’s a crucial factor in our venture to fashion reality – physical and abstract – according to our design Therefore AI shall be the engine — wait for it you’ve never heard it — new industrial revolution therefore… NOT USING AI is basically NOT PARTICIPATING …
The Soft-Fantasy Mindset
The soft-fantasy mindset is not a full-on fantasy You don’t believe any random nonsense that’s pleasant to imagine, Incoherence, conflict with the consensus, conflict with the authorities’ position — are all enough to dissuade you from proudly asserting your belief in some magical phenomenon you’re more sceptical than that: maybe divination doesn’t exactly …
Reality Is Intelligent
What is intelligence? It’s the ability to solve problems, right? We observe, we learn, we reason — and then we find the solution But what if someone found the solution WITHOUT going through this process? Is that person intelligent? Is that intelligent? It’s obviously not unintelligent — someone solving a problem Even if …
Man Is Worth No More Than Your Favourite Fucking Pet…
Man is worth no more than your favourite fucking pet And when your pet passes away you are sad And life goes on So shall you pass In what may be sad to some And ultimately as inconsequential as the passing of your favourite pet * Did you love your pet? If …
Truth Eventually Prevails Because It’s Useful
Truth eventually prevails because it’s USEFUL Self-interest is good because it at least requires calibration to a certain ideal Get it? The only problem we could ever have is if we DON’T EVEN CARE. Because then we can’t even AIM. There’s nothing to aim because we don’t care. And if there’s no aim — …
Criticise Ideas for Truth, Judge People out of Practicality
There’s this idea: to criticise ideas (not people) But it becomes difficult when it’s the PERSON that is the problem, not particular idea, that they’re conveying at the time How is the person a problem? Well a person is a set of characteristics A particular set of characteristics is more prone to give …