The main reason we fail to own up our ignorance is the discomfort of not having control the EXISTENTIAL DREAD, truly It’s better to rub a bromide in one’s own face than to face the abyss But the other reason is that we’re so tribal And tribes optimise themselves for homogeneity And no matter …
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Observation Is the Beginning of Theories — and the End
You know, when you’re young and naive, you sometimes have an INSIGHT, you think you’re seeing something that others don’t you now think you know it all and usually you’re delusional, and yet you’re also right later you discover that people had written books about it, had this exact same “idea” that you …
The True Meaning of “Beginner’s Mind” (Is Where Ego Resist)
What if I’m wrong What if I’m nothing special What if I fucked up What if all that is really fucking stupid What if they have a point What if they have a point What if there is an exception What more can I do What more can I do What’s the better way What …
Not Being Honest About What You Are Is Often Worse Than What You Are
Maybe you’re ugly or maybe you’re beautiful Either way you’re not perfect You’re a bit ugly and a bit beautiful And usually that means you’ll accentuate the beautiful aspects of yourself And then you’ll also put a fucking spin on it, make-up on it — and make yourself a little extra beautiful And …
The Soft-Fantasy Mindset
The soft-fantasy mindset is not a full-on fantasy You don’t believe any random nonsense that’s pleasant to imagine, Incoherence, conflict with the consensus, conflict with the authorities’ position — are all enough to dissuade you from proudly asserting your belief in some magical phenomenon you’re more sceptical than that: maybe divination doesn’t exactly …
Reality Is Intelligent
What is intelligence? It’s the ability to solve problems, right? We observe, we learn, we reason — and then we find the solution But what if someone found the solution WITHOUT going through this process? Is that person intelligent? Is that intelligent? It’s obviously not unintelligent — someone solving a problem Even if …
Man Is Worth No More Than Your Favourite Fucking Pet…
Man is worth no more than your favourite fucking pet And when your pet passes away you are sad And life goes on So shall you pass In what may be sad to some And ultimately as inconsequential as the passing of your favourite pet * Did you love your pet? If …
Truth Eventually Prevails Because It’s Useful
Truth eventually prevails because it’s USEFUL Self-interest is good because it at least requires calibration to a certain ideal Get it? The only problem we could ever have is if we DON’T EVEN CARE. Because then we can’t even AIM. There’s nothing to aim because we don’t care. And if there’s no aim — …
Criticise Ideas for Truth, Judge People out of Practicality
There’s this idea: to criticise ideas (not people) But it becomes difficult when it’s the PERSON that is the problem, not particular idea, that they’re conveying at the time How is the person a problem? Well a person is a set of characteristics A particular set of characteristics is more prone to give …
To Not Be Misanthropic in a Disgusting World
When you see a person expressing a view repugnant to you, potentially with an air of confidence, maybe even arrogance and pride, maybe even gloating, you should only understand a number of things: IDEAS MATTER AS IDEAS, i.e. even WITHOUT contact with the world — they matter for you for their own sake, and …