To approximate reality — you must measure it Measuring is done AGAINST something. It’s all relative E.g. cat is small next to a wolf, but large next to a mouse If you only win — you’re measuring only against mice Which is great You get the information what you’re LARGER than But you get …
Category: Philosophy
Living Is The Value
Life itself is value Living (=surviving) is what begets worthwhile experiences Some moments are less than that Often only for you to overcome and then feel even greater joy and appreciation and satisfaction But sometimes just to perish Slowly or quickly There’s really nothing more You’re in for some ride Do your best then …
Reason And Emotion Are a False Dichotomy
Reason and emotion are a false dichotomy I observed that emotional is often put as antithesis of rationality, This is wrong, it doesn’t have to be You can remain sensitive — while being rational and reasonable But yes, emotional agitation is typically inversely related to rationality BUT it’s only a correlation, not causation Likewise …
You Misattribute What “The OBVIOUS” Is (And Therefore Fail The Debate Before It Even Started)
In any matter there’s the: BASELINE / CONSENSUS / PARADIGM Sometimes it’s simple to gauge, sometimes not Sometimes the consensus of the mass is obviously the reflection of the current state of the technology/culture/economy/politics, e.g. that cars are the default means of transportation. No secret knowledge on the matter that disrupts the consensus Sometimes …
UNLUCKY Overstate The Role Of Luck — LUCKY Understate The Role Of Luck
The unlucky overstate the role of luck The lucky understate the role of luck It boils down to incentives, and even to epistemology (theory of knowledge) On the extreme — the extremely lucky has NO DATA invalidating the role of HIMSELF, and something SPECIAL about himself — in his exceptional outcomes He is, …
do it MEDIOCRE vs PROPER vs EXCELLENT
Let’s consider the stages from SHIT to EXCELLENCE: poorly, mediocre, properly, excellently (robustly), too well POORLY will fuck you up almost immediately -the wheels will fall off -you’ll be late by 3h -MULTIPLE things will magically go wrong -everything is of obvious poor quality visible to the naked eye -unpleasant in taste -really dangerous, …
The “GRADIENT”, The FUZZY LOGIC of Various Problems
Many problems can’t be broken down to chains with finite-state nodes: -e.g. 2-3 options here, then 2 options from there, then another 4 options, etc. -with each step having an OBJECTIVE SOLUTION, for given ends Instead it’s this network of INTERCONNECTED nodes, with most things fuzzy (but NOT indeterminate) -each node falling SOMEWHERE on …
Act Like God, View Yourself as Scum
Act like God View yourself as no more than scum View yourself as no one, as a scum Scum that no one cares about Scum that people only deign to look at because they’ve still some benefit to obtain from you An animal to devour, an animal to mate with Act like god …
You Don’t Know “The World” — You Only Know It’s Subset
World is really just different groups, sets Including sets with only one entity in it = an individual And the set with every individual in it = the world So really when you say “the world” — it could mean a number of things And typically NOT the set containing all individuals in the …
why IMPROVING EVERYTHING cures the biggest problem: DELUSION
We are told to focus, To get really good at “one thing” When we are introduced — we are introduced by what we’re known for, and what we do When we waste couple years of our life — we do so studying and preparing to do something specific in our lives When we have a …