Author: smartistone

They are seeking leadership

On /r/JordanPeterson, posts like these by millennials are common: The flip side of nihilism: Just because there’s no inherent purpose to being doesn’t mean we have to get all upset about it. Is simply being not good enough for you? And if your conclusion is that it isn’t, then fine. You can kill yourself. Seriously,… Continue reading They are seeking leadership

Equifax Hack: Analysis

This is going viral: Equifax, where 143 million indentities were just stolen, has a CSO who studied music in college. From 2009-2013, she was a “professional” (whatever that means) at First Data Corporation. Was she hired due to her gender or experience? Who knows. Was she the most qualified? Likely not. The worst? Also unlikely.… Continue reading Equifax Hack: Analysis

Debate: Vox Day vs. Andrew Anglin

DEBATE: Andrew Anglin vs Vox Day on National Socialism Given Vox Day’s high IQ (he says it’s around 145) and superior knowledge of history, I expected him to easily put Anglin away. That didn’t happen. A problem is, you cannot look at Nazism from a contemporary, conventional left-right dichotomy, because those terms were different then… Continue reading Debate: Vox Day vs. Andrew Anglin

Everyone is a Realist

This from alfanl caught my attention: The only blot on Landry’s internet career was his public accusation that Spandrell was toxic. This was silly. You can’t demand that a gloomy realist becomes a positivist. It’s like demanding that Trump talks like a Harvard man. It’s just not what they do. The day Spandrell’s blog becomes… Continue reading Everyone is a Realist

Corporate virtue signaling and holiness investing

From Jim’s blog: Holiness and corporate performance Notoriously, corporations that are Social Justice converged behave in ways that are not only evil, but self destructive, leading to loss of shareholder value.   It is difficult to objectively assess social justice convergence, but we can expect it to have a pretty good correlation with the company’s… Continue reading Corporate virtue signaling and holiness investing

The Permanent Ascendance of ‘Bobos’

From Alnold Kling Bobos’ Paradise Lost? What Brooks might have foreseen, but did not, was how this Bobo project would play out as it gathered momentum. In the last two decades, we have witnessed the acceleration of the long-term trend toward expansion of the more abstract-oriented industries, such as finance and entertainment, and a decline… Continue reading The Permanent Ascendance of ‘Bobos’

Why do some countries fail and others succeed?

Why do some countries fail and others succeed? The reason why some countries are much less successful than others is due to low-IQs and overall incompetence and ineptness of the government and people. Look at how much corruption Brazil has had for the past decade. Also, low-IQ countries are often dependent on exporting commodities (which… Continue reading Why do some countries fail and others succeed?

You Are the Product: Analysis

This story is going massively viral: You Are the Product The most intense, critical essay on Facebook that I've ever read. https://t.co/7RXmcujr6I pic.twitter.com/pGJglyUgW0 — Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) September 2, 2017 IMHO, I don’t understand what the big deal is. People knowingly create Facebook accounts with their personal information, such as name and address, so why… Continue reading You Are the Product: Analysis

Jordan Peterson and Stefan Molyneux discuss IQ

Here’s an excellent video by Jordan Peterson and Stefan Molyneux about IQ and how Charles Murray’s The Bell Curve is becoming reality in terms of IQ predicting social stratification, but also how IQ is immutable, impervious to ‘brain training’, and intrinsic to the individual. The depressing reality is that 10% of the population (IQ less… Continue reading Jordan Peterson and Stefan Molyneux discuss IQ