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DISCRIMINATE

Life is action You act — you get result — you extract information from that result, which is your feedback Then you act again Life is this unending cycle of action and information   By getting better information you (can) choose better action This process is called discrimination   Discrimination is an innately and completely …

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Philosophy World

When Your Brother Gains

what happens when your brother gains?   what happens when your brother gains? do you lose? do you gain?   obviously you don’t lose not necessarily why would you lose? some things are scarce infinitely many things are not scarce, are abundant, are emerging   do you gain when your brother gains? what happens when …

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World

Don’t Let The Loser Succeed

I don’t want the loser to succeed   What does it mean when a loser succeeds? It means we did something wrong Loser can succeed if he turns himself into a winner. I.e. if he becomes competent If a loser succeeds — if an incompetent person succeeds — then what does it say about your …

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Lifestyle

Social Capital

  The very first step to building your social capital is realising the value of social resources Once that is understood — the rest is straight-forward   The rest is straight-forward: —you gather valuable resources —you offer your own resources in exchange (nothing’s free)   When you don’t understand the value of social resources — …

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Philosophy

The Paradox of Criticism

There’s the critic, the criticised, and the criticism The subject of the criticism is the criticised The subject of the criticism is not the critic   isn’t it ironic? we go about criticising people and things pretending we have higher values in mind really just trying to assert ourselves and yet we fail at that …

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Lifestyle

Either Say Nothing or Say What’s on Your Mind

Either say nothing or say whatever’s on your mind   this is not trivial mind you Either say nothing and don’t prattle stupid nonsense and make small-talk or say EXACTLY what’s on your mind — and convey yourself Don’t say nothing polite Don’t say nothing ingratiating Don’t say nothing friendly Say nothing or say something …

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Spirituality World

Criticising Your Neighbour

I begin to doubt the existence of such thing as VALID CRITICISM OF A PERSON You can only criticise ideas and attitudes   I’m the last to avoid offending But when I see a fool I just see foolishness When I see a fraud I just see confusion When I see an evil-doer I just …

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