For something to exist as a distinct entity, there must be some attribute which distinguishes it from something else If there’s none, or we can’t perceive it — then it blurs with that other thing — and is not recognised as distinct Conversely the greater the contrast the more something stands out And …
Tag: Freedom
Tolerance of Intolerance is Intolerance
Tolerance of intolerance is intolerance Ok, intolerance of intolerance is also intolerance It’s a bit of a paradox Let’s be instrumental — let’s say goal is to minimise intolerance Then we must be intolerant of intolerance So that the only intolerance left is that of intolerance You’re only permitted to be intolerant of …
Society Is Tribal, But Not Tractable
Society is tribal: -Learns mimetically -Optimises for consensus -Has instilled biases in favour of one’s group -etc But it’s also not a motionless solid, that once wrought a certain way, stays that way Nor one that is easily shaped and manipulated from outside, while having no volition or behaviour of it’s own What …
The Dreaded Societal Expectations
Societal expectations are great Societal expectations are underrated Let’s bifurcate societal expectations into a 2×2 grid of categories: –positive, desirable values, qualities –negative, stifling dogmas -clear, explicit, known, indisputable –tacit, hidden, Chesterton’s fence In a thriving society — you can expect it’s MOSTLY positive That’s why it outperforms other societies And that’s why …
What Is The Darkness?
Is darkness wonderful? Is darkness terrible? What’s so enthralling about the darkness? What’s perhaps terrifying about the darkness? Is darkness symbol of evil? Of disorientation? Is darkness symbol of fear? Is darkness symbol of mystery? And excitation? I think darkness must be the proxy for UNKNOWN This is why it’s thrilling And this …
Naked Before Unknown
Existence is infinite and mysterious You are small and finite You are merely that which you know What you call you — is merely the common denominator in all the stories you collected over your lifetime And those stories are countable, And so are you While the rest is infinite Immeasurable Comparing …
FORGIVING Is A Form Of NOT GIVING A FUCK
FORGIVING is a form of NOT GIVING A FUCK It means you refuse to give a FUCK about seeing your pique soothed, your pride indulged, your honour asserted Should you even give a fuck? See, that’s the decision to be made The problem with giving a fuck, or NOT giving a fuck — …
Why New Toys Are Exciting (And Your Life Is Not)
Toys are new = novelty. First they are new by the very fact that you don’t have them Second they are new because toys are continuously updated, to keep you enthralled Toys benefit from memetic value Which itself benefits from scarcity We want that which others want. The more we don’t know what we …
Wisdom of Inexplicable Self-Correcting Open Systems (Rant)
Being precisely right is overrated Being “right for good reason” is overrated Just being right gets the job done This is the magic of just DOING, vs overthinking Once you start doing it, playing with it, tinkering, solving problems — you find solutions Sometimes you even find solutions you don’t even understand This …
Freedom to Be Stupid
There’s a lot of knowledge, history, out there, that COULD be useful, BEFORE you think you KNOW what is what. Furthermore there’s a lot of ways you can “qualify” yourself to someone qualified, qualified to be considered LEARNED and KNOWING . In the same time even all the knowledge in the world — does not …