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 …
Tag: Truth
Society Failed You, but You’re Still a Loser
Society can save you Make you or break you You can save you Make you or break you Both can be true The potential of individual to save himself does not refute the value of creating a society which thrives, and thus in which individuals thrive, and are “saved”, when they get …
Seriousness Is Not a Property of a Person
Seriousness is the property of your work / expertise You yourself are not really “serious” or “not serious” You’re serious only as far as it pertains to that particular subject (You at best approach all things with similar seriousness But naturally that is not enough to make you a serious operator / expert …
When You’re a Public Person You Should Keep Your Mouth Shut
When you’re a public person — you probably ought to shut your fucking mouth No, not because you’re a coward, and scared of owning up to your beliefs But because you’re wise enough to understand that your cute little opinions are not so fucking important AND YET, may be misleading to others and …
Private Worth vs Seriousness
Seriousness should be earned, respect should be earned Your viewpoint is worthwhile merely because it is yours, when it is honest. I agree But that doesn’t mean it earned the attention of others (NOR does it mean that those viewpoints that have the attention of others — were earned) A viewpoint can be …
No One Is Exempt From Madness Unless Reality Brutally Humbles Them
NO ONE, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, IS EXEMPT from becoming UTTERLY UTTERLY DERANGED — when REALITY ceases to INVALIDATE THEIR DELUSIONS no one, It doesn’t have to have ANYTHING to do with INTELLIGENCE or INSIGHT or EGO, If REALITY around you is WARPED ENOUGH — you’re actually RATIONAL to BELIEVE what you see TIME AND …
The Bastard Child of the Serious and the Common
I like the marriage of the serious, the formal, the academic, the rigorous, the theoretical with the casual, the informal, the vernacular, the everyday, the practical I also despise it Because this is yet another way in which we mislead others and ourselves Not everything can be formulated rigorously And then even if …
Contrarianism Is Downstream From Being Right
Are you a contrarian? Or just a fool? The question to ask is: Are you MORE OFTEN RIGHT than others? If not — then you’re just a fool, aren’t you? Of course there’s the question of payoff Maybe your scepticism makes you unduly reject prevailing wisdom sometimes, And maybe it makes you susceptible …
There Are No Gurus — Only Experts
There are no gurus Only experts We distrust experts Because experts are sometimes wrong, or corrupted What a joke It’s like distrusting air because sometimes it smells Doesn’t mean you should stop breathing Experts are still the best we have By definition, that’s what expert is — the most qualified, educated, capable person …
Real vs Fake vs Drunk and Repugnant
Being NOT real (fake) is disgusting because: -then you’re IMPOSSIBLE to be trusted. you’re unknown (real you is unknown) -and unknown comprises both good and bad. -and the bad is not worth risking, if you can have the good instead, from someone else +It also reeks of incompetence and worthlessness. Otherwise you wouldn’t try to …