Patriotism is but religion And religion is but delusion Useful delusion, mind you If it was completely useless — we would have evolved it away Question is — how useful? Or rather — is it still the most USEFUL mental model to hold, around those matters? It’s probably not, is it Because …
Tag: Society
Should You Reward Others Even If It Cost Them Nothing?
I often write that you should: -give and give more -make sure you give more in a relationship — so that you GUARANTEE that you keep it -…and thus continue, selfishly, benefiting from that relationship Here’s another puzzle: Should you reward others EVEN IF it cost them nothing? Answer is — obviously yes …
Social Media Is a Profoundly Unnatural Form of Communication
Let’s say you’re actually using social media with purpose, for instance: -to stay in touch with people in your life -to stay in touch with people that interest you -to stay informed this is probably not so bad, right? Better than mindlessly stimulating yourself with vacuous nonsense and filth But it’s still bad, …
It’s Not Left Vs Right — It’s Order And Reason Vs Populism And Tinfoil
It’s not left vs right (any more) It’s order vs populism Reason vs tinfoil, conspiratorial thinking Obviously the average idiot has no clue about politics They don’t even know the basics Politics is difficult, complicated. You have law, sociology, economy, warfare, psychology, media, even philosophy — all coming together in strange ways And never …
Moral ATROPHY on Social Media
The obvious, known evil of social media is audience capture = overwhelming incentive to please one’s audience and the ALGORITHM, at the expense of one’s own beliefs and integrity and morality. You become a mindless thoughtless zombie of feeding your audience and the algorithm what it wants You also become insensitive and blind to anything …
Progress Happened — Now What?
So progress happened. NOW what? Do we modify it? Prevent it? Accelerate it? Regulate it? Deregulate it? Encourage it? Tax it? Ban it? “Progressive” may say: “This is wild, unregulated — ergo it benefits ONLY the rich. Also it obviously destroys the planet. We should tax it, +condemn it.” Ok REAL progressive …
Fuzzy Logic of Treating Others Well; Treat Those You Keep Exceptionally
-You can treat others better or worse, obviously -And you can be intrinsically more valuable to them, or less Those two will decide what people will want to do with you You shouldn’t ever patch, or ameliorate, that which is already ruined. If you’re not meant for each other — admit it as fast …
Political Labels Lost Meaning
If we define conservatism as: “ideology that seeks to preserve the traditional”, then CENTRISM may end up “conservative”, in relation to the left, of course, but ALSO in relation to far right My intention is not to a new definition of conservatism, Nor is it to promote any particular political view, be it centrism …
Selfishness Compass
One could conceive of selfishness compass It would comprise of two axes Horizontal could measure the degree of self-absorption, self-interest Vertical could measure the degree of IGNORANCE At an extreme left there would be utter self-absorption, utter self-obsession, with utmost disregard for the interest of others, An utterly solipsistic perspective No inhibition in disregarding …
World Really Is Built For Men (And By Men)
Both sexes are identically crucial to the world because both are identically crucial to the continuation of HUMANITY (reproduction) (when we say “the world” — we mean WORLD as it pertains to sustaining humans otherwise, the world beyond humans will be quite fine, with us or without us, obviously) However men, (on average, obviously. …