Despite my intentions to write at least once a week, I’ve not written for a while. I will honestly say that disruptions in my work life got the better of me, with an uncertain future bringing me some mental perturbations. That, and I’ve found myself going down some deep rabbit […]
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Chpt 39: Cantankerous
“Congrats fool, you played yourself.” Words I say to myself frequently, as I fall into the numerous traps of my own biases. Be it confirmation bias, coverage bias, groupthink, Dunning-Kruger, or even declinism. Being immune to manipulation is almost impossible in today’s modern media saturated era. Numbers vary between studies, […]
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Chpt 25: Very Little Gravitas Indeed
Performative activism, moral grandstanding, social pressure, peer group conformity, slogan chanting and virtue signaling. Is it a net negative or positive for a movement? Is it a net negative at a personal level? Some view it as a genuine expression of moral values, while others see it as a self-serving […]
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Chpt 17: Reformed Nice Guy
So it is, that we are taught from a young age to fall in line, to be indoctrinated, to adhere and comply. Teaching people in a way that stifles independent thinking, and promotes conformity, would seem the easiest way to maintain social order. Indeed a population that is taught to […]
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Chpt 6: What Are The Civilian Applications
Throughout the ancient world, philosophy played a crucial role in shaping education and personal intellectual development. It was not limited to abstract discussions and was seen as a practical guide for leading a virtuous and meaningful life. Philosophical discussions often took place in public spaces, stimulating intellectual debates and encouraging […]
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Chpt 4: Just Another Victim Of The Ambient Morality
If anything has defined the recent political and cultural age, it’s the rise in seemingly self destructive ideologies, and the collapse of pragmaticism and critical thinking. We seem to have developed in certain parts of society, in large groups of people, a thought process unbound by traditional structures but susceptible […]
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Chpt2: Credibility Problem
In 1946 George Orwell wrote “Politics and the English Language“, an essay critiquing the political language of the day. It observed the connection between what he saw as the debasement of the language and the connection to the political orthodoxies of the day. “The great enemy of clear language is […]