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Tribalism is a thing that we all do. It is as simple as a preference for the comfort of friends or your favorite sports team. I don’t watch sports, but I can tell you if someone put on a football... Click for More

The video stating Jordan Peterson doesn’t Understand: Nazis was one that I couldn’t immediately dismiss. I like to challenge myself when I have the time and energy with things I know will more than likely make a mistake that I have... Click for More

Experience is a fucking awesome teacher. Often times it is best to have that teacher be the purview of someone else. Experience can suck. Learning from someone else instead of direct experience is the best thing to do. Click for More

It isn’t a unique thought. Not even for me. Click for More

The more I think about things, the harder it is to complete thoughts on any topic. I am not interested in stating things that others have said. The ideas are not my own and are something that I am just... Click for More

Morals are something that most people struggle with. Even if you don’t believe that you care about morals, others around you will do things that you disagree with. The question becomes if their motivations are immoral, amoral, or moral. Click for More

Something that I find myself doing more and more is questioning people. It isn’t about questioning them on their facts. I want to question them on their motivations. The primary question for me is why they are doing something. Are... Click for More

Very few people want public discussion. Throughout my life, I have learned that more and more. Click for More

I am a boring person. That isn’t what people see when they interact with me. It is definitely true though. I just want to read things and listen to music I have heard a hundred times in the background. Click for More

I’ve always desired utopia. Utopia seems within reach. I’m starting to think my views on this are part of my shadow. Click for More

I have always been afraid of what Republicans would do when they are in power. They tend to trickle in policies that I disagree with. Simply put, I value freedom. I don’t want any interference in a choice I may... Click for More

When it comes to free speech, I find it very hard to argue against it. Normally, I hold a range of views as valid. The issue of free speech is different for me. Valid arguments against free speech are inciting... Click for More

I find writing fiction a lot harder than writing facts. Writing my thoughts, logic, or opinion are much easier than writing either fact or fiction. Click for More

I’ve spent a long time learning where I am. It isn’t obvious to me that I understand my place yet. When I look at other people, I suspect they are more lost than me. Click for More

I’ve been pondering what an anti-racist society would look like. This is a society that has determined that the worst thing a person can possibly be is a racist. Further, it would codify anti-racism in the society and enact laws... Click for More

I can see that something is missing in most people’s lives. That search for meaning and emptiness doesn’t apply to my own, but I am working on understanding it in other people’s lives. I am as happy as I have... Click for More

Politics seem quite useless to me in their current incarnation. When I look at the practical value of politics, it is to inspire people to be a better person. The reason you should be informed about politics is to know... Click for More

I try to read a lot of writing that disagrees with my beliefs. It is also important to read something written that you agree with. I find it relaxing to read something that doesn’t challenge my beliefs. Clearly, it is... Click for More

Religion and truth are an interesting topic that isn’t very simple. I’ve been thinking today on something that has been discussed by Jordan Peterson and Bret Weinstein on a few occasions. It has centered around Sam Harris and his definition... Click for More

Technology made it easy to look backwards while going forward. In this case, it was extremely literal. Click for More

The idea that relativism can exist on a personal level is absurd. No one will eat a dog turd because “food is relative.” Click for More

I am still at it, arguing over some deeper details on someone’s blog. Originally it was a post about Jordan Peterson that got me sucked in, but I have gone deeper into basic concepts on God now. The original post... Click for More

Building a society is complex. I’ve been thinking a lot about foundational principles and building from there up to a complete philosophy. Once you have a complete philosophy, it seems you can base a society on that. There are a... Click for More

Viktor Frankl’s views on meaning and suffering are remarkable. I don’t believe you can draw the conclusions he does without having experienced something akin to hell. Dr. Frankl portrays his time at the Polish death camp Auschwitz in vivid detail.... Click for More

Noam Chomsky is one of my favorite people. I have listened to hundreds of hours of Chomsky speaking. Also, I have read Chomsky’s writings and own Chomsky’s books. I consider him to almost always be correct in everything he says.... Click for More

I am doing my thoughts on each chapter. The post with my overall thoughts on 12 Rules for Life can be found here. This post also contains links to my thoughts on each chapter. If you have not done so... Click for More

Is it a moral failing to be horribly wrong? Click for More

I am doing my thoughts on each chapter. The post with my overall thoughts on 12 Rules for Life can be found here. This post also contains links to my thoughts on each chapter. If you have not done so... Click for More

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This is a reply to a conversation I am having on another blog. Nathan Rinne has some very insightful writing and the people who are reading his work seem to be very intelligent. They are also willing to discuss things... Click for More

I am very fact focused. Summing it up, I say I moralize logic. That doesn’t mean I don’t see the reality behind things. Click for More

I’ve been able to cheat my way through life. If I am being honest, there hasn’t been a single point where I really challenged myself. Click for More

I think thought experiments to see what you actually believe are important. The Alt-Right and white supremacists may want to spend some time thinking on what matters to them. Click for More

I am doing my thoughts on each chapter. The post with my overall thoughts on 12 Rules for Life can be found here. This post also contains links to my thoughts on each chapter. If you have not done so... Click for More

I’ve decided that a review is relatively useless of this book. The people who are going to like it will read it, love it, and rant positively about it. I think it will be more useful for me to go... Click for More

Grey. Click for More

I sometimes wonder if I am a monster. Click for More

“I didn’t want someone else to be able to do it,” Seth calmly told them, shifting with his chains clanking across the table. Click for More

I’ve been thinking about ideas and their genesis lately. Evidence shows that people have to be primed to believe in an idea. I am not sure that priming happens due to early events in their life, genetics, or can always... Click for More

Collectivism is a group of people having interests that bring them together. To be a collective, you have to have a group that opposes those interests. To be a collective, you have to have something that defines the group. Click for More

There is a different between acceptance and desire. I don’t think that is controversial. Click for More

Thomas Paine starts Common Sense with an amazing concept. Click for More

This is a mock dialog on methods to get rid of the wage gap. Inspired by the recent conversation between Jordan Peterson and Cathy Newman. I’ll be basing my argument on the United States system. This is meant to be... Click for More

I am referring to the principles of the Liberalists as are found on liberalists.org with my writing below. I’ve grabbed the archive of the page as it is today, so that any discrepancies can be cleared up if the page changes.... Click for More

It appears to me that whole conversations would break down if we could all define terms the same way between each other. Click for More

The quest for absolutism that is so prevalent leads people to miss nuance. Click for More

I wrote about common knowledge a bit already and have not stopped thinking about it. I think it has a lot to do with my relationships and why the ones I have are generally quite strong, from my perspective. Click for More

I think it’s important to not engage on something unless you believe you are doing something productive. Click for More

Inspired by a talk given by Steven Pinker. Steven defines common knowledge as knowledge that is known by everyone involved and everyone is aware that they share that knowledge. Shared knowledge is knowledge that everyone knows, but everyone assumes that... Click for More

Utopian societies are things I have spent a lot of time thinking about. Click for More

People have their own understandings of what is occurring in any given situation. Words, events, and even thoughts have completely different meanings to different people. Click for More

Luke was conscious of what was happening. Click for More

Any business plan that a technology company that requires transit over the Internet will have is changed by this vote. You have to assume that customer ISPs and transit ISPs may hold you ransom in order to deliver their traffic.... Click for More

There was a logical part of him that said he would go on living. It wasn’t that he was going to die. Not really. It’s just what his body told him would happen if he didn’t succeed in his endeavor.... Click for More

“If we don’t attack them, we will regret it. They are starving. There is nothing we can do now. Their crops have failed two years in a row. We are greater in number. If we don’t attack now, they will... Click for More

Amber had no choice. It didn’t matter. Click for More

Ben-Hur is an example of a movie that tried to do too much for the awesome moments and didn’t spend the time making the real character motivations for anyone outside the two main characters clear. Click for More

Have you ever wanted to kill someone while playing Simon Says? Sgt. Charles Langley has. Luckily for Daniel Shaver, Charles Langley didn’t have a gun. Click for More

Warning: Politics. Click for More

Growing up involves getting to know yourself. It’s something that is troublesome if you have made a lot of mistakes or you don’t really like yourself too much. For me, I’ve known my faults and weaknesses for a long time and... Click for More

I recently saw the School of Rock musical on Broadway at DPAC. It was a very good show and something that I enjoyed on a lot of levels. I had seen the 2003 movie that inspired the musical, so I... Click for More

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion |||||||||||||||||||||| 100% Stability |||||||||||||| 55% Orderliness |||||||||||||||| 66% Accommodation |||||| 27% Intellectual |||||||||||||||||||||| 91% Interdependence |||||| 25% Mystical 0% Materialism |||||||||||||| 58% Narcissism |||||||||||||||||||| 83% Adventurousness |||||||||||| 50% Work ethic 0% Conflictseeking |||||||||||||||||||||| 91%... Click for More

I have no interest in being right. At least, not in the moment. Click for More

I am toying with the idea of having the following things be true and what the impacts would be: Click for More

I feel like there is a lot of focus on making everyone equal today. This isn’t a new thing, but the method of execution has changed. I want to touch briefly on the past, present, and why I think things... Click for More

It is disappointing in a wage based system to understand that your value in society is based on either the rarity of your skill set or your willingness to perform a task at a price point no one else wants... Click for More

Economists care about GDP. Click for More

There are a lot of accusations today about who is fake news and who isn’t. Click for More

News is a fight for eye balls. It is for a profit. If you no one watches, reads, or listens to your content you make no money. Click for More

Context: https://archive.is/j4JQ6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC5LyaCdpEI Click for More

It feels like a lifetime since Grexit. The conversation we had was one about shared fiscal destiny and how comparative advantage wasn’t resulting in a great situation for those in many countries within the European Union. We also talked about how... Click for More

Mission statement: Eliminate all racism! Click for More

Writer’s problem: About 20% of the population seems to be some form of a social justice warrior. Around 0.001% or so seems to be an actual white supremacist. Click for More

Ajit Pai is going to get rid of net neutrality. The short explanation is to expect to either pay more to your ISP for “content packages” or expect to pay more to the content providers since their costs will increase... Click for More

I posted this elsewhere and am posting here with minor changes. Click for More

I think it’s pointless to argue with facts against conclusions that are obviously emotional. This includes times where the facts being acted on would make someone’s life objectively better. Click for More

More and more people are attacked in various forms for not delicately discussing topics that relate to identity politics. It is very clear that these topics should be avoided entirely if you are a celebrity or politician. Click for More

It is unclear to me how I should feel about most judges. During the recent election cycle, finding information on specifics for things I cared about was extremely difficult or impossible. Click for More

Limiting harm is the government’s primary function. The government helping reduce harm is popular whether it is from natural disaster, foreign invaders, or someone stealing your TV. Where do we draw the line? Click for More

We are starting to see the fruits from the special legislative session ran by North Carolina’s Republican super majority. Click for More

Understanding that identity politics is seeing everything through the lens of either personal identity or someone else’s identity, we can easily see how absurd that is. Click for More

Debt collection is a problem for many. Click for More

I am going to try a simpler writing style for a while. Click for More

For most topics in politics, there are four main groups of people. Click for More

The largest price of all is often opportunity cost. When we spend our time doing one thing it comes at the cost of another. Click for More

I have to wonder if having a requirement on developers to build two or three tracks of conduit running throughout a neighborhood would be a good idea. That conduit should allow for multiple vendors to run their cables through it.... Click for More

It is sometimes impossible to be both persuasive and expressive of 100% of our emotions and thoughts. Click for More

The only way that the current accepted police practices across the country make sense is if we presume that people accused of a crime are guilty. Click for More

This op-ed on Vox by David Palumbo-Liu needs a response directly. Click for More

The reason he is starting to be embraced by both sides, Democratic and Republican, is because with the small changes Donald Trump has made his policies now benefit the Washington elite that he decries. Giving large tax breaks to the... Click for More

It’s as simple as checking who is supporting it. If Wall Street supports it and you don’t work there and don’t have a few million dollars in a hedge fund, it probably doesn’t help you. Even if you have a... Click for More

If you have an individual or group philosophy that says people are either with you or against you, there is a very good chance that people who agree with you will end up against you. Click for More

It’s amazing how the fringes of both the Republican and Democratic coalitions are able to be made into the boogeymen for both parties. You don’t see many politicians that can get elected on the far left and I believe that... Click for More

I’m reminded in confronting a good friend with very well reasoned but very, very slightly opposing views to my own that veganism or at least vegetarianism is perceived as a morally superior position. Click for More

It’s been extremely successful in politics to use code words that invoke a desired response without directly referencing the more controversial topic. It’s interesting to see Donald Trump invoking specific phrases like law and order that were used by Richard Nixon under... Click for More

Let’s look at perfect competition as a guiding idea for what a well functioning free market should look like. Where perfect competition doesn’t exist, something is breaking down and the market may not function correctly. These are the kinds of... Click for More

I find it important to remember that everything that happens in society and through government is due to threat of force. That force can take many forms, but it must include a physical threat to inflict significant harm or imprison... Click for More

Note for clarity added later: the numbers discussed are nominal GDP in 2009 dollars and are already adjusted for inflation. Click for More

Lower corporate tax rates can make sense for helping society and isn’t something I want to address directly. Lower personal income tax rates for extremely high ($1,000,000+) wage earners does nothing for society as a whole. We need to stop... Click for More

Being a conservative, Trump is quite scary. I’d have put World War 3 as a remote possibility before. There are too many safeguards and reasons it would not happen. Click for More

As a society, we have made great strides in reducing crime. At the same time, we’ve drastically increased the populations in prison beyond what other countries have. The crime rates we see aren’t lower when compared to other countries with... Click for More

Terms like conservative have very little meaning in modern parlance. Generally, conservative is taken by people to mean that you support the Republican party’s platform. However, it can also mean you support the Libertarian party’s platform. For me, it means... Click for More

As a career politician, getting reelected is your job in modern politics. You need money and supporters to ensure that happens. I’m going to discuss this at a national level. State and local races have a very different formula, often... Click for More

I want to keep this one simple but that is a tall order. I think that’s why people need to spend time to sit down with this and actually go through the numbers. Click for More

I’ve been confused for a long time how the Republican party is still allowed to claim the mantle as being the party for small government. Although they want lower taxes none of their other policies lead to an actual reduction... Click for More

I generally disagree with Republican’s conclusions and follow their reasoning relatively well. With the conclusions from Democrats, I usually agree with most of their conclusions but find their reasoning and rhetoric confusing. Click for More

Due to people wanting to use Facebook for entirely different and personal reasons, it seems like posts should be directly tagged in two different ways. These feeds could be entirely separate and default to personal postings. Click for More

Some words have changed their meaning in our lexicon as they have been used by specific groups. A word like privilege has become something that is associated with a group of people that isn’t repressed, versus the more traditional meaning... Click for More

As someone who will be starting his own LLC and hopefully earning money working with clients, it’s extremely important to me to keep costs and complications down as a business. Click for More

Tribalism has become a more important component to American society than community. There are so many groups that are diametrically opposed and continuing to hurl further and further apart. As these groups become insular with rhetoric that isn’t palatable to... Click for More

As someone who obsesses about efficiency in his daily life and any work that I do, it is important to me to not waste any efforts or money that don’t need to be spent. I am fine with spending 10... Click for More

I want to start by saying that this isn’t something I am proposing or believe in completely, but I think going down the logical rabbit hole is a good exercise. If someone has already done this, I’d love to see... Click for More

A few basic questions to start things off. Click for More

When you don’t speak up in a clear and logical way against deleterious ideas you are enabling their spread. There is a clear and concerted misinformation campaign that is being perpetrated by numerous parties. It has been extremely effective up... Click for More

Is being a conservative someone who wants small government or big government? It’s interesting to me that those who are currently labeling themselves as conservatives want more policing, more laws, and fewer freedoms. Click for More

With the election of Donald Trump, the world has gone from an uncertain place to one where you have to question every truth that you think you know. Click for More

Scientific consensus is like the college football playoff voting system. There are many pieces of information and theories (teams) and they all have their merits and problems. Click for More

Safety pins are meant to show that someone is a safe person and not someone who will attack others. They are something that is starting to be used in the United States to show this and were used in Britain... Click for More

It’s amazing how much pressure there is to conform. I’m in an odd situation right now where I am between jobs by choice. I am also not pushing too hard into my next endeavor. I have no reason to. In... Click for More

It’s amazing how subtle and easy it is to create an initial version of someone that is nearly impossible to rewrite. Click for More

National identity is something that evolves over time. I am not sure we have a national identity today that anything near a majority of Americans could identity. What are our shared values? When is the last time we had a... Click for More

People who are used to being ignored and believing they are right must be confronted. If you disagree, please speak up. People who are focusing on the wrong things should not be allowed to continue to do so without being... Click for More

Around 50% of maternal deaths in some minority populations were due to illegal or self-induced abortions before Roe v Wade. Click for More

At one point, almost the entirety of the economy was dedicated to farming. Protectionism for a certain activity doesn’t make sense at a societal level. It would be like trying to take the whole of the US economy back to... Click for More

Let’s look at groups whose message needs to be moderated or ignored. Click for More

Isn’t saying “all lives matter” in response to Black Lives Matter akin to saying “everybody dies eventually!” as a defense in a murder trial? Click for More

Currently, a state’s laws overrule the laws of cities and counties contained within it. What would happen if this were changed? Click for More

The current political structure of the United States has the federal government making a decision that impacts every community that is contained within it. A decision at the federal level impacts every state. A decision in a state impacts every... Click for More

Was a vote for Donald Trump a racist vote? Donald Trump has stated he “disavows“ groups such as the KKK and David Duke. That certainly isn’t as far as other politicians go in repudiating racism. Click for More

When someone says being gay is a choice, they must be bisexual. They must have that choice and assume everyone does. Where do they land on the Kinsey scale, I wonder? Click for More