Stupidity and evil are one and the same At worst, our system is stupid, flawed — therefore it fails to prevent evil But otherwise we, as individuals, harm others and ourselves and this world — out of ignorance We could have made this place more wonderful for ourselves and others, but we’re too stupid …
Category: Philosophy
Patriotism Is an Outdated And Dangerous Meme
Patriotism is but religion And religion is but delusion Useful delusion, mind you If it was completely useless — we would have evolved it away Question is — how useful? Or rather — is it still the most USEFUL mental model to hold, around those matters? It’s probably not, is it Because …
Build Great Business or Help Altruistically — No Middle Ground
There are mostly only two modes: –You help yourself and others by BUILDING something that they will VOLUNTARILY pay you for — because it benefits them.. and you benefit from the revenue -Or you just want to help others — therefore you… just do There’s VERY LITTLE gradient in between those two The first …
Should You Reward Others Even If It Cost Them Nothing?
I often write that you should: -give and give more -make sure you give more in a relationship — so that you GUARANTEE that you keep it -…and thus continue, selfishly, benefiting from that relationship Here’s another puzzle: Should you reward others EVEN IF it cost them nothing? Answer is — obviously yes …
Extreme Urgency Is A Form Of Creativity
Extreme urgency is a form of creativity It’s creativity applied to SOLVING the problem… faster We get more creative when the problem is more hard We create a solution That’s what creativity is for, as far as I’m concerned We don’t customarily think of speeding something up as a CREATIVE process We think …
Social Media Is a Profoundly Unnatural Form of Communication
Let’s say you’re actually using social media with purpose, for instance: -to stay in touch with people in your life -to stay in touch with people that interest you -to stay informed this is probably not so bad, right? Better than mindlessly stimulating yourself with vacuous nonsense and filth But it’s still bad, …
Happiness Is Now By Definition — Tomorrow Is But Intelligent Prevention
LIVING happens now You can’t “experience” “tomorrow”, you can’t measure “tomorrow”, not today, NOR yesterday, really, =RIGHT NOW contains all that you EVER WANT Meaning it contains every THOUGHT, every EMOTION — that you can EVER WANT The best thing that ever happened to you — happened IN THE NOW The best you ever …
Degrees of Probability (Knowledge), Degrees of Stupidity
That which is wrong has to be proven wrong in but a single way And that which is right — has to NOT be proven wrong…. and hopefully after being subjected to a lot of testing So is there more WRONGS or RIGHTS, in this world? Ultimately, there’s just extremely lot of very improbable, and …
It’s Not Left Vs Right — It’s Order And Reason Vs Populism And Tinfoil
It’s not left vs right (any more) It’s order vs populism Reason vs tinfoil, conspiratorial thinking Obviously the average idiot has no clue about politics They don’t even know the basics Politics is difficult, complicated. You have law, sociology, economy, warfare, psychology, media, even philosophy — all coming together in strange ways And never …
Moral ATROPHY on Social Media
The obvious, known evil of social media is audience capture = overwhelming incentive to please one’s audience and the ALGORITHM, at the expense of one’s own beliefs and integrity and morality. You become a mindless thoughtless zombie of feeding your audience and the algorithm what it wants You also become insensitive and blind to anything …