There’s doing and there’s talking Those who can’t do — talk Obviously But There’s the necessary talking Necessary thinking The talking and thinking we do — to decide what to DO Therefore politicians exist Journalists exist Writers exist Sociologists exist Philosophers exist Professors exist etc That too can be done more seriously …
Tag: Society
EPISTEMIC LUCK
It’s not merely that some are smarter than others And it’s not merely that some get more lucky than others There’s also the possibility to DO SMART THINGS by chance So some people are born more fit Let’s just say more smart, not merely in theory but in practice That in and of itself …
Be More Progressive AND More Conservative
Without the legacy of our ancestors, we wouldn’t be able to accomplish NONE of the things we accomplish today Obviously If you still lived in a cave — chance are you wouldn’t be able to build your own pick up truck, then go to your local mall, built by man of your generation using techniques …
Progress is Innately Hierarchies Disruptive
Progress, innovation, tech don’t merely: -improve the life and wealth of everyone -and increase the wealth of the innovators disproportionately, further separating them from the rest of the society Progress does the creative destruction indeed, where it’s those who derive the most benefits from the current economies of scales, systems and institutions, technological advantages …
Hierarchies, Competition, Ego, Self and Collective Interests
You want to do better in order to get better outcomes for yourself, solve your problems better But indirectly in doing so — you become useful for others And then indirectly in doing so — you become placed higher in a hierarchy. Hierarchy of course has a purpose. It contains information about that which is …
Why New Toys Are Exciting (And Your Life Is Not)
Toys are new = novelty. First they are new by the very fact that you don’t have them Second they are new because toys are continuously updated, to keep you enthralled Toys benefit from memetic value Which itself benefits from scarcity We want that which others want. The more we don’t know what we …
Mediocrity More Scary Than Failure
What do you fear more? failure? or mediocrity? Both are a social construct Alone in the woods — it’s annoying when you are building a small shed, and the structure collapses somehow It’s annoying, but You’re not a “failure” You’re not a “mediocrity” Those terms exist only in the society Now what do …
Brand Destruction and Accountability
The times where you could “destroy your brand” are gone Therefore the times of accountability are gone too First we devalued “brand destruction” with cancel culture We cancelled people for nothing So reaction to this action was devaluing of the cancelling, Devaluing of the brand destruction Second we no longer agree on anything …
From Same Obvious Principles to Divergent Outcomes; You Don’t Even Know How Wrong You Are
Consider following situation You are playing chess Both of you apply a set of principles, to find the best move Both of you essentially apply the same set of principles, e.g. you read the same books, practiced the same concepts, etc. There’s NO DISAGREEMENT there, But One of you decides that Bxf7+ is the best …
Wisdom of Inexplicable Self-Correcting Open Systems (Rant)
Being precisely right is overrated Being “right for good reason” is overrated Just being right gets the job done This is the magic of just DOING, vs overthinking Once you start doing it, playing with it, tinkering, solving problems — you find solutions Sometimes you even find solutions you don’t even understand This …