There’s knowable and there’s unknowable. Then there’s whether you think it’s knowable or unknowable — whether you think it’s known or not known. When you think it’s knowable and that you know it — you are confident — and confidently take a strong position. But what do you do when it’s unknowable — and you …
Category: Philosophy
Politeness vs Bluntness vs Hostile
note: this is a PROFOUNDLY misunderstood subject. I don’t think we actually know what politeness is, and what purpose it serves. Bear with me You can be completely transparent. Or you can be polite. Being polite means taking extra measures to ensure that the receiving party — besides receiving our message — is also …
Eradicate Illusionary Hierarchies
Practically — hierarchies help us organise ourselves in the society. They are a good thing. Spiritually — hierarchies are void. Void because you will die anyway. God doesn’t give a fuck about your place in some illusionary hierarchy. Your specific value does depend on your place in hierarchy. Your intrinsic value doesn’t. Equating your intrinsic …
You Really Have No Time To Wait For Help
If you solve your problems IN SPITE OF RESISTANCE — then you solved your problems PERIOD (resistance or not) If you don’t solve your problems however — then there’s NO GUARANTEE they will ever be SOLVED — even if the resistance is alleviated There is only now Right now you have a problem Right …
Modes of Having
PAINFUL NOT-HAVING < HAVING = NOT NEEDING (not not-having, not needing) < NOT NEEDING and NOT HAVING and LOVING < NOT NEEDING and HAVING and LOVING PAINFUL NOT-HAVING When you NEED something and don’t have it — it is painful. If you truly need it — then it’s literally painful. It makes your life …
LOVE Saying “I WAS WRONG”
What if you were paid for each time you found you were wrong? e.g. $1000 for finding something you were wrong about. another $1000 for finding something else you were wrong about. imagine you fell in love with saying “I WAS WRONG” Can you imagine this making your life better? Your model of reality …
I Apologize For Sophism
I apologize for sophism I apologize for convincing words I apologize for verbosity I apologize for appearing right We all should apologize: -Apologize for seeking to be “right”, win an argument -Apologize for seeking to convince others and ourselves -Apologize for seeking to be wise, sound wise — rather than act wise, make wise …
Assess Quality Via Negativa
What someone can’t do reveals more about their ability than what they can do Anyone can do a whole lot of things Anyone can think they know a whole lot of things and think they can do a whole lot of things Anyone can talk big Anything looks easy until you’ve tried and failed …
Winning The Game of Life-Living
There’s life living There’s being human There are different dimensions to being human, different dimensions to life living, different dimensions to existing I believe potential is to be realized And I do believe it is innate to attempt to realize that potential I believe we are born with an innate desire to live, to …
True Growth vs False Enhancement vs Cynicism
You’re ugly and imperfect and ordinary There exist better being than you Their mere existence threatens you. Don’t deny it because it’s not a subject for a dispute. If they join your environment — they join ABOVE YOU in the hierarchy — therefore you get demoted in the hierarchy. Therefore you lose (that collectively we …