What is an idiot? Let’s define an idiot as following generalisation: -someone not only incompetent -but practically unlikely to achieve competence -thus not only not helpful, but harmful to the subject being dealt with Are most man idiots? Yes they are We live in a complex world: -Complex global systems -Complex big economy …
Tag: Modernity
“PROGRESSIVE” Means Resulting In PROGRESS
Progressive means RESULTING IN PROGRESS If it’s not resulting in PROGRESS — then it’s not really progressive, is it? Intention of progress is not progress Just like your intention to be famous and loved and big and strong doesn’t really make you famous and loved and big and strong and what-not In real …
If You’re Not Learning All The Time — You’re An Ignorant Moron
We live in a complex world. To navigate in a complex system you need a detailed map. To navigate in this complex world you need a detailed understanding. To get a detailed understanding — you should be LEARNING ALL THE TIME. I’m usually very critical of the professor, the theoretician, the bookworm, the egghead, …
You’re CLUELESS About Risk Management
We all have some innate sense of risk-management. E.g. FEAR. And then we also have plenty learned methods of risk management. E.g. DIVERSIFICATION Alas we keep failing our “risk-management” in the modern world FEAR fails most of the time because most our modern “threats” are NOT mortal. Therefore you actually SHOULD take more …
Algorithmic Downward Spiral
Men have their IDEAL self and their lowest self. One strives for truth — other for comfort and conformity and consensus. One strives for creativity and greatness and wellness — other for pleasure. Consciously we rather PRETEND to be the BETTER selves. Publicly we rather PRETEND to be the BETTER selves. Or we USED …
Live Two or Three Lives
You live one life and then you die. That’s what makes it so valuable. You go on vacations for a week and then you return to your old boring reality. Monday you are on vacations and next Monday you are back at work. Your vacations are even more boring than your work. But it’s …
We Used to Call It Magic
We used to call it MAGIC or GOD That which we couldn’t explain Couldn’t understand Today we call it a “CONSPIRACY”, or a “SCAM” That which we don’t understand we call “conspiracy”, or “scam” We don’t understand how a single individual could be making 1000 times more than you and I We could call …
To Not Be Cynical in the Age of the Internet
EVERYTHING is on the internet today. You can see everything, learning everything. You don’t have to search for knowledge. knowledge finds you. You don’t have to search for experts. experts find you. The barrier of entry has been reduced to 0. Do you know what’s the last barrier of entry? Actually DOING something. Actually testing. …