This article went hugely viral I quit Instagram and Facebook and it made me a lot happier — and that’s a big problem for social media companies The article went viral because it encompasses many shared themes and narrative. The article, in its criticism of social media, could be considered an indictment on modernity. Everyone… Continue reading Quitting Social Media

The stereotype of the limp-wrist/weak liberal/democrat is probably wrong, and I’m not even sure where it came from because it is such an inaccurate portrayal of how most liberals are. When to comes to power and policy, liberals can be ruthless. French Revolution anyone? FDR tried to pack the Supreme Court and in violation of… Continue reading Myth of the limp-wristed liberal

One thing I have wondered is, why aren’t there any de-motivational TED talks or seminars. I would like to see a talk where the speaker fails at what he or she set out to do, and that is the entire presentation. There is no turnaround or comeback. Why are there no talks promoting ‘negative thinking’… Continue reading De-motivational talks

According to the 538 aggregate poll, Trump’s approval rating as of 11/29/2018 stands at 42.4 percent. Overall, this is a not that great of news, but there is still hope Trump can win by retaining most or all of the states he won in 2016. One thing to note, in spite of no promised wall,… Continue reading Trump’s low approval ratings

Online on a handful of occasions I have heard people say they ave really high IQs (>140), but that they are ‘near retarded’ or impaired at one or more of the sub-intelligences, such as spacial intelligence. In a video, Dr. Peterson says he has an IQ in excess of 150 and a 99%+ verbal score,… Continue reading Lopsided IQ scores

What does Slate Star Codex, Elon Musk/Tesla, Donald Trump, Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and libertarianism have in common? It’s not politics. Sam Harris and Donald Trump couldn’t be further apart ideologically and temperamentally. Same for Jordan Peterson fans, who reject the identity politics of The_Donald, but perhaps agree on other issues. The answer is, all… Continue reading Against ‘badness’

Vox and Bill Gates are attacked by the Twitter mob for intimating that poverty in Africa may attributable to overpopulation: http://archive.is/z7iJn. But I thought the left is supposed to be pro-choice and against overpopulation? Judging by the comments, I guess ‘choice’ does not apply to Africa. As I wrote years ago, when the left talks… Continue reading The pro-life left

Form Vox Day The moment of truth This is the moment of truth, because it is clear that the invaders believe Trump is bluffing and will not permit the U.S. military to utilize violent force to defend the border. And now that they have called, he has to either follow through or fold. Despite the… Continue reading Trump and immigration: will he act

RIP Bitcoin… In a little less than a year, Bitcoin plunged from as high as 19,666 in Dec. of 2017 to as low at 3,600 as of writing this, which is a loss of about 82%. Bitcoin is doing exactly what I predicted earlier this year it would do. I pretty much said Bitcoin was… Continue reading Bitcoin plunges below 3800

Regarding U.S. politics, except for moderates/centrists, no one is happy, and both sides wish their respective parties could do more. The left wants gun control, to no avail. For the ‘right’, there won’t be any wall or other meaningful action to stem the inflow of immigrants. There is no sense of urgency among Political leaders… Continue reading Politics and Crypto Update