There’s the known And there’s the unknown The known you know to know, typically Sometimes you know without even knowing that you know, you “just know it” The unknown you partly know to not know, and partly don’t even know that you don’t know Now, if you know something, truly know — there’s …
Tag: Reality
About Liars
To LIE is to believe you get ahead in lying It’s to believe it’s a better strategy to tell others something you believe they want to hear, instead of what-IS Of course LYING doesn’t change WHAT-IS So eventually you are found out, by definition Unless you change what-is before you’re found out — then …
Why Do We Ignore The Fucking Market?
Market gives you all the information of WHAT TO DO (FREE MARKET, obviously. If it’s not free, than instead of reality all you learn is what someone wants to believe) Look around you Look at stuff you own Stuff you use Stuff you buy YOU VALUE THAT STUFF Now you already know a little …
The DELUSION Formula: Desire + Opacity + Insincerity + Compelling-ness
There can be one compelling HYPOTHESIS… or a BUNCH of compelling hypothesis -doesn’t mean that one is right -doesn’t mean ANY of those many are right We know something to be right because it’s not only COMPELLING and LOGICAL — but also it’s WELL TESTED –PREFERABLY IN REAL WORLD, EMPIRICALLY -but subjected to POWERFUL …
“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 …
About Victim-Bias
Of course we have a victim bias If nothing else, it would result from empathy To live after death, we must pass on part of ourselves Our genes Or our ideas Both would require protecting some entity weaker than us, until they are strong enough to indeed carry on this part of us So we …
The Arrogant Are Humble, The “Humble” Are Arrogant
To be TRULY HUMBLE — you have to be TRULY INVESTED in your OUTCOMES and IMPROVEMENT Because only in being INVESTED, in having skin in the game and soul in the game — you actually care about the REALITY Because if you don’t get the reality right — you FAIL And you don’t want to …
The Problem With “Facts And Logic”
There are facts There are opinions and simplifications and emotions and distortions And there is the unknown Stupidity is human condition Craziness is human condition too Stupidity is but a cognitive failure. It’s a problem of seeing. Intellectual myopia Craziness is but psychological failure. It’s a problem of DISTORTION in what one is seeing. …
Foundational Bricks of Understanding
Knowledge is built of foundational bricks The bricks not always fit together neatly Sometimes the layout can be a little confused But the bricks exist And some bricks are more fundamental than others Some bricks are laid at the bottom, as uttermost foundations, supporting the rest of the edifice Some are laid right …
Intelligence Is Inseparable From Action Is Inseparable From Will
Let’s define intelligence in terms of cause and tangible effect It doesn’t have to be perfect cause and effect The point is that we get an effect at the end — which can be measured — and which adheres to the previous intentions This would be intelligence Let’s NOT define intelligence as mere coherence …