Intellectualism, Individualism, and Wealth, Part 4 (philosophy of millennials)

Errata: yesterday’s article, Alt-Right: Classifications and Significance, described neocons as apologetically anti-populist, when it should have been unapologetically anti-populist. Continuing on the series on Intellectualism, Individualism, and Wealth… The Millennial Mindset, Part 2: Philosophy and Wealth describes the underlying philosophy of most millennials as rationalist and valuing of authenticity. But another label could be deontological.… Continue reading Intellectualism, Individualism, and Wealth, Part 4 (philosophy of millennials)

Alt-Right: Classifications and Significance

For some reason the definition of the ‘alt right’ refuses to be resolved to anyone’s full satisfaction. My ‘definition’ is that the ‘alt right’ is a subset of ‘right’ that rejects the ‘mainstream’, which is a kinda circular definition, but taken literally that’s what ‘alternative’ means. The ‘alt right’ can include rationalists and pacifists (rejection… Continue reading Alt-Right: Classifications and Significance

Wealth, Intellectualism, and Individualism, Part 3

Continuing from part 2 about finance: Trillions of dollars of wealth has been created since the market bottom of March 2009, and especially since 2013, some examples being: The S&P 500 bottomed at 666 in March 2009. As of 8/25/2016 it’s now at 2170 for a gain of 226%, which does not include the generous… Continue reading Wealth, Intellectualism, and Individualism, Part 3

Did Hillary Commit Insider Trading?

A story about alleged insider trading by an informed trader who bought put options on IBB (a biotech ETF) before Hillary made a tweet about ‘Epi Pen’ prices, went viral: It was also posted on r/the_donald and r/conspiracy Here is the tweet in question: EpiPens can be the difference between life and death. There's no… Continue reading Did Hillary Commit Insider Trading?

Wealth, Intellectualism, and Individualism, Part 2 (the obsession with finance)

The second pillar is wealth. From Francisco d’Anconia’s speech in Atlas Shrugged: “So you think that money is the root of all evil?” said Francisco d’Anconia. “Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce… Continue reading Wealth, Intellectualism, and Individualism, Part 2 (the obsession with finance)

Heuristics for the Post-2008 World, Part 1

This advice given this in this article captures the ethos of post-2008 era – an era in which IQ, self-determination, intellectual expertise and knowledge are more important than ever, coinciding with the post-2008 decline/obsolescence of collectivism and liberalism, in general. Commentary is below. 1. Ignore 1-star and 5-star reviews of books, hotels and products. The… Continue reading Heuristics for the Post-2008 World, Part 1

‘Shared Narratives’ is not bi-partisanship

Over the past month or so, I’ve discussed ‘shared narratives’ – points of common agreement among smart people, that somewhat unexpectedly bring them together. Is this the same as bi-partisanship? No. The far-right and the far-left (assuming the political spectrum is linear) are opposite to each other on many issues, but an example of a… Continue reading ‘Shared Narratives’ is not bi-partisanship

Neoliberalism

An article by Sam Bowman on neoliberalism went viral: I’m a neoliberal. Maybe you are too Neoconservatives also support free trade, markets, and are consequentialist, unlike the far-right. They also tend to have a more optimistic outlook than either the far-left or the far-right. Neocons are typically consequentialist, supporting policy such as 2008 the bank… Continue reading Neoliberalism