Comparison, metaphor — is like a model of a thing The purpose of a model is to represent something Model is of course NOT the thing itself It is but it’s representation It omits certain aspects of it — and represents other aspects In having a copy: theoretical or scaled down or whatever — …
Tag: Society
Absolute vs Relative Truth (In PRACTICAL Terms)
Let’s NOT go down the rabbit hole of how to DEFINE TRUTH, what IS TRUTH, etc, Let’s try to practically unpack the problem of truth Practically would entail utility, practical usefulness We could thus define truth as THAT WHICH WORKS This is good for start Enough to get us amazing tech Enough to …
Appeal To Moderation
Appeal to moderation is less stupid than it looks For the simple reason that moderation is so fucking hard Appeal to moderation is logical fallacy — in which it is assumed that the truth must surely lie in the middle, between two opposites It’s fallacious in that the truth doesn’t always lie in the …
Where Does “PROGRESSIVE” Come From, Historically?
Where does “PROGRESSIVE” come from? Let’s first be clear what we’re talking about, Let’s say “progressive” in this context means “SOCIAL REFORM” So where does SOCIAL REFORM come from? Here is where: TECHNOLOGY If not for technology, you would still be spending day and night toiling at the fields Large % of that …
What Really Happens When You Reject The Authority
When you reject AUTHORITY — you’re left WITHOUT authority (unless you can replace it with some other authority) Now unless you yourself are THE authority — then again: you are left without authority Therefore simple logical conclusion is that now you’re IN THE DARK Being in the dark is not bad It’s …
Empathy vs Principles, Morality
Let’s define “MORAL” as “good for everyone involved” Let’s not get any deeper than this, and assume we can find something that’s GOOD for everyone involved Indeed, good for everyone is perhaps not that complicated. -start with some silver rule — don’t cheat, don’t steal, don’t be a lying piece of shit, don’t harm …
Morality of Profiting at the Expense of Others
Should you profit at the expense of others? If others don’t matter — then it doesn’t matter if you profit at their expense or not. Just like it doesn’t matter if you satiate your culinary desires by eating succulent steak, at the expense of some cow But if you claim that others matter …
Success Guarantees Animosity and Separation
Success Guarantees Animosity and Separation Success guarantees animosity and separation The more you “succeed”, the more you separate yourself Obviously you do. You become different to get different outcomes Furthermore in getting different outcomes — you lose interest in the old outcomes Including old people, their old opinions, their old activities, all the …
About The CONSPIRATORIAL
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 …
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 …