Month: September 2019

The intellectual-web, part 2

In part one I discuss the emergence of an online subculture, so-called intellectual-web. In part two, I will describe additional characteristics of this nascent ‘movement’ or identity. It’s not unified by a set of goals or objectives in the way a political movement is, but rather by a set of values and idiosyncrasies. In terms… Continue reading The intellectual-web, part 2

Why persuasion and negotiation techniques are (probably) useless

Over the past few years or so, there has been a ton of interest in persuasion and negotiation techniques. A Google search reveals dozens of articles about so-called “FBI negotiation tactics” and guides and how-to lists on how to be more persuasive. People have published books, sold seminars, and made careers out of teaching such… Continue reading Why persuasion and negotiation techniques are (probably) useless

The intellectual-web: an emergent online culture

I’m sure most readers are familiar with the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW), which describes a closely-linked network of experts, pundits, and academics, who have large online platforms from which to espouse occasionally controversial and politically incorrect ideas, such as topics pertaining to IQ or gender. But I think there is a related intellectual movement, the… Continue reading The intellectual-web: an emergent online culture

There is no excuse

There is blogger and podcaster whose identity I will not disclose, but given all of the clues supplied in this article it should not be that hard to figure out, who is tangentially related to the alt-right but in recent years has disavowed the movement. Like Roosh, he is itinerant, moving from one part of… Continue reading There is no excuse

Hillary would have been worse, but

An argument I commonly hear online by Vox Day and others, is something along the lines of: “Trump is better than the alternative” “…at least he’s not Hillary…” “Hillary would have been worse…” “Hillary is even more pro-Israel than Trump…” “Hillary would have caused X,Y, and Z wars…” With the possible exception of the last… Continue reading Hillary would have been worse, but

Does diversity + proximity lead to war? Probably not, as far as the US is concerned

The news cycle is pretty moribund as of late. Things are gonna remain slow probably until the next round of 2020 election. Although this blog does a lot of predicting, I have no idea who out of the five or so major candidates will be the nominee. Some say it is Warren. Maybe. Maybe not.… Continue reading Does diversity + proximity lead to war? Probably not, as far as the US is concerned