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 …
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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 …
Politicians And Political Brain Rot
Politics consists of: -idiots -cynics -or cynical idiots Politics doesn’t attracts idealists, does it? Idealists are too busy actually impacting the world They don’t have time for the politicking nonsense, demagogy, marketing, lobbying, debating, talking… This is NOT to say that politics are useless and we don’t need a government Obviously we need …
Complex Modern World Made Us All Incompetent Idiots
What is an idiot? Let’s define an idiot as following generalisation: -someone not only incompetent -but practically unlikely to achieve competence -thus not only not helpful, but harmful to the subject being dealt with Are most man idiots? Yes they are We live in a complex world: -Complex global systems -Complex big economy …
“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 …