These tweets sound like something Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren would say. Yeah, I understand it’s possible for both the far-left and far-right to find common ground, or what I called shared narratives if both sides are high IQ, but even I will admit sometimes it goes too far. Given that such institutions are hopelessly… Continue reading The govt. depends on the private sector, not the other way around
Month: January 2018
Notes on Sterilization
The fact fertility rates are negativity correlated with IQ necessitates mandatory sterilization of individuals with IQs less than 80-90, in order to reverse dysgenic societal decay. Due to high time preference and other factors, Low-IQ people tend to be capricious and aggressive and exact a toll on society, even if they contribute in the short-run… Continue reading Notes on Sterilization
Notes on Immigration
An Argument Against Open Borders and Liberal Hubris – Quillette Let’s assume Bryan Caplan is right about how low-IQ immigration is always a net-positive for the economy, such as in terms consumer spending and comparative advantage. But the educated elite are largely insulated from the consequences of the policy they espouse. The jobs of tenured… Continue reading Notes on Immigration
The Failed Hero’s Journey
Excellent article from Quillette The Failed Hero’s Journey: The experience of the pessimistic modern young man is evoked brilliantly by a Twitter user named Faceberg, who writes of the promise of employment in STEM fields: “You will never discover anything. You will never invent anything. You will never produce anything of value. Science is so… Continue reading The Failed Hero’s Journey
The ‘Motte and Bailey’ fallacy isn’t really a fallacy
I’m sure everyone, or at least if you read Slate Star Codex, has heard of the motte and bailey (MAB) fallacy, which is as follows: Motte and bailey (MAB) is a combination of bait-and-switch and equivocation in which someone switches between a “motte” (an easy-to-defend and often common-sense statement, such as “culture shapes our experiences”)… Continue reading The ‘Motte and Bailey’ fallacy isn’t really a fallacy
Bitcoin update
In early 2018/late 2017, this blog made a reversal from being optimistic about Bitcoin to selling. I personally sold some around 19,000 and then another batch around 15,000-16,000. Some of this went into cash, some into stocks, and also some into alt coins. The alt coins are down, so it’s not like I didn’t avoid… Continue reading Bitcoin update
The post-2009 bull market as restitution for the creative/productive class
The world’s 500 wealthiest people got $1 trillion richer in 2017 The high-IQ/HBD bull market is in overdrive mode, up over 4% in just the first two weeks of 2018, making this quite possibly the strongest start to the year in the history of the S&P 500. It’s going up 20+ points a day. At… Continue reading The post-2009 bull market as restitution for the creative/productive class
Trump and ‘shithole countries’
Trump’s comments about Haiti and ‘shithole countries’ have rekindled the is-Trump-a-racist debate. Trump denies Haiti slur amid fallout from ‘shithole’ comment ‘There’s no other word but racist’: Trump’s global rebuke for ‘shithole’ remark As discussed in an earlier post, defining racism is surprisingly difficult, and there is no consensus as to what it means. Trump’s… Continue reading Trump and ‘shithole countries’
Michael Wolff book,’Fire and Fury’; Prediction: Nothing-burger
I’m sure by now everyone has heard about the Michael Wolff book,’Fire and Fury’, that purports to challenge Trump’s sanity, among other claims. My prediction is, this book will fail to have any lasting impact (beyond the immediate headlines, like we’re seeing now), like all the left’s past efforts to stop Trump. This book will… Continue reading Michael Wolff book,’Fire and Fury’; Prediction: Nothing-burger
People should stop saying silly things about IQ
The great physicist Sean Carroll famously implored physicists to stop saying silly things about philosophy. Now people should stop saying silly things about IQ. IQ and Construct Validity He calls himself a ‘race realist’ yet echoes the same arguments used by those who oppose such realism. Blood alcohol concentration is very specific and simple; human… Continue reading People should stop saying silly things about IQ