Category: Politics
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Breaking down yet another simplistic meme
Logically this makes sense. But there are actually some basic problems with it. In physics (as a metaphor) I could explain it as the entropy problem: no matter what we do to increase how organized and coherent things are, entropy (useless disorganization) of the universe always increases. So we can know as a general principle…
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March 1, 2022 essay on rent seeking and the cloud
Editorial note: I found this in my archives and have not proofread it in depth yet as of 9/11/23. It will be posted on schedule without further editing if this hasn’t been edited out. Wrote another essay… probably too long for where I meant to put it. Haven’t edited much yet either. Thoughts? (On rent…
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How do I deal with the state of technology and culture now that I understand the neuroscience behind it?
I am still really struggling with this information, what to do with it and how to not just be a crazy crackpot retreating from society. If you’ve been following my posts lately, you’ve seen me talk a bit about themes of manipulation and the neuroscience of arousal and anxiety. The neuroscience knowledge underpinning these ideas…
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The Biblical argument for Biden (from Facebook)
One of my Facebook friends, a Trump supporter, shared this meme on his Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/levi.hombrelibre/posts/4918530741506195 I made my usual snarky comments, then got this in response: Here is my reply: Sorry for the slow response, as is typical in Facebook “argument” I am being tasked to reply to a lazy meme with detailed research. …