2011-10-16
2011-05-01
the process of politics
1. First, start with a delusional and utterly simplistic belief about how the world works.
2. Then, obtain political power so you can force the world to behave according to your theories.
3. Fulfill step 2 by using controls and regulations that force people to behave as if they were living in the world of your delusions, and not the world that actually exists.
4. When the world stubbornly refuses to behave the way your theories say it should, do not take this as proof that your theories are wrong; instead, assume it proves that you just need more power.
5. Eventually, the failure of your model becomes so severe that it is no longer sustainable. At this point, there is nothing left to do but to run around killing people.
2. Then, obtain political power so you can force the world to behave according to your theories.
3. Fulfill step 2 by using controls and regulations that force people to behave as if they were living in the world of your delusions, and not the world that actually exists.
4. When the world stubbornly refuses to behave the way your theories say it should, do not take this as proof that your theories are wrong; instead, assume it proves that you just need more power.
5. Eventually, the failure of your model becomes so severe that it is no longer sustainable. At this point, there is nothing left to do but to run around killing people.
2011-04-20
unconceited II
Any world simple enough to be understood would be incapable of creating an intelligence capable of understanding it.
2011-04-16
all properties are emergent properties
Argon does not have the property of having 18 protons in its atomic nucleus; 18 protons in the atomic nucleus have the property of being argon.
2011-04-03
freedom from ideology
If you can generate meaning and value from within, it doesn't matter what sort of world you're living in.
2011-03-13
safety: nuclear power versus poverty
- Number of deaths casued by Fukushima nuclear accident: 0
- Number of deaths caused by poverty since Fukushima accident, 2 days ago: 100,000
- Number of children killed by poverty since Fukushima accident, 2 days ago: 60,000
- Number of deaths immediately caused by nuclear power accidents ever: approximately 100
- Number of deaths attributed to exposure to radiation after Chernobyl accident: approximately 4000
- Including Chernobyl total, nuclear power has killed an average of 1 person every 4.5 days over the last 50 years.
- Poverty kills 225,000 people every 4.5 days.
- Poverty has proven itself to be 225,000 times more dangerous than nuclear power.
- If you are concerned about safety, you should be 225,000 times more concerned about poverty than about nuclear power.
2011-02-26
2011-01-26
educated
The difference between those who are schooled and those who are educated, is that those who are educated know the difference between those who are schooled and those who are educated.
2011-01-02
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