As the passage below from a Reddit post below illustrates, many seek collapse, doom and gloom, or reset – to change the ‘game of life’ that they perceive as rigged or unfair, seeing Trump as a ‘messianic’ figure who will reshuffle the deck, with frustrated voters hoping they will get a better ‘hand’ under a… Continue reading In Search of ‘Reset’
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SJW-backlash continues
The post-2013 SJW-backlash continues: Judging by faves and re-tweets, intellectualism, which includes grammar, more valued than wealth spreading. It also affirms my earlier suspicions that Senile Sanders is not as smart as may on the left assume he is, being that he doesn’t even know the difference between a noun and an adjective. Furthermore, the… Continue reading SJW-backlash continues
Zerohedge, Trump and Anti-Establishment Liberalism
In response to a reporter being choke-slammed at a Trump rally, ‘Tyler Durden’ of Zerohedge writes: Last week, in what some view as a prelude to a fascist future for America, Trump suggested he would change libel laws in order to give himself greater scope to sue journalists who pen negative articles about him This… Continue reading Zerohedge, Trump and Anti-Establishment Liberalism
Pencil Pushers and The Miracle of Capitalism
Although I often rail against collectivism, an exception is collectivism in the context of a firm. The miracle of capitalism and comparative advantage is that it gives a high standard of living to otherwise mediocre people. To go somewhat on a tangent, consider the somewhat grim prospects of self-publishing (indie) writing, a topic I have… Continue reading Pencil Pushers and The Miracle of Capitalism
Order – Right vs. Left
From Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution: What are the core differences between Republicans and Democrats? First, the meta-narrative…look at the impressive share stats on the bottom. Why was this article so popular. This seems to tie into the post-2013 centrism boom; instead of taking sides, presenting everything from the perspective omnipotent, somewhat impartial observer who… Continue reading Order – Right vs. Left
The Daily View: Trump and Meta-narratives
With the exception of Hillary and Trump’s sweep of Super Tuesday, not much going on. Hillary is the most ‘establishment’ candidate, which should bode well for stocks, but I still prefer Trump. Some in ‘NRx-sphere’ probably own stocks and other investments, but advocate some form of ‘reset’, not realizing or ignoring the fact that total… Continue reading The Daily View: Trump and Meta-narratives
Virtue Signaling and Status
The Three Types of Status Competition (Yuppies and SJW’s Included) Many high-IQ people, both from the ‘left’ and the ‘right’, are status seekers, but so are most people. More status mean more money, respect, and, from an evolutionary perspective, a greater likelihood of passing on your genes, as well as the confidence boost that comes… Continue reading Virtue Signaling and Status
Age of Abundance? It Depends
From Joshua Brown of The Reformed Broker: Abundance Facebook is free. Twitter is free. Snapchat is free. Instagram is free. Youtube is free. Video game apps are free. Texting is free. Sexting is free. Skyping is free. Chatting is free. Why would you spend money on anything? Where do you think people spend their time… Continue reading Age of Abundance? It Depends
What Comes Next
From Free Northerner: The Neoreactionary Bargain The current social order is slowly(?) collapsing. The money’s run out, inflation and cheap debt are reaching the limits of their ability to mask insolvency, the natives are growing increasingly restless, low-level guerilla war is rising, and our culture and cohesion are breaking down. What can not last forever,… Continue reading What Comes Next
Family and Individualism
From The Right Stuff: Equalism is Retarded It’s time we rejected equalism and feminism. It’s time we rejected the notion that the desires of individual men and women are more important than the interests of the family as a social unit. Hmmm….but why do these have to be mutually exclusive ? Why can’t we believe… Continue reading Family and Individualism