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Bad Bitcoin Analysts

When operant conditioning fails: The stock market has smoother and more consistent returns returns because it’s linked to something that is concrete and consistent: the health and dominance of the U.S. economy and multinational firms–but Bitcoin has no such anchoring. It’s tied to sentiment, combined with whatever value is derived from being a ‘store of… Continue reading Bad Bitcoin Analysts

Is NRx Dying? No, it’s moving to Twitter (and other thoughts)

Is NRx dead? I hope not. But it seems as of early 2017 or so, there has been a decline in quantity of NRx-related blog content. Such decline parallels what I perceive to the be the overall post-2017 decline of the alt-right, and although NRx and the alt-right are not the same, they are similar… Continue reading Is NRx Dying? No, it’s moving to Twitter (and other thoughts)

Jordan Peterson won’t debate the alt-right

P-p-p-Peterson won’t d-d-d-bate millennial woes-oes-oes-oes. Woes offered $500 for a debate, but Peterson didn’t respond, and then on Twitter Peterson continued to take potshots at the alt-right, and Woes was correct to point out such arguments are infantile, if not unbecoming, for someone who is supposed to be learned as Jordan Peterson. Yes, Japanese people… Continue reading Jordan Peterson won’t debate the alt-right

Rise of Jordan Peterson mirrors the decline of alt-right

The post-2017 meteoric rise of Jordan Paterson and Quillette mirrors the fall/irrelevance of Milo, Spencer, Lauren Southern, and the rest of the alt-right. The funny thing is, when Trump won everyone thought that the alt-right would become even more powerful than it already was, but then Dr. Peterson comes along and suddenly centrism is cool… Continue reading Rise of Jordan Peterson mirrors the decline of alt-right

Rules for rationalism

–Beliefs may be true or false. If the latter, they are delusions. –One may either knowingly or unknowingly subscribe to delusions. The former may leads to cognitive dissonance. There is an internal conflict between two ‘avatars’ that represent differing beliefs, that are at war with each other. The one that ‘wins’ is accepted by observer… Continue reading Rules for rationalism

The govt. depends on the private sector, not the other way around

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

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