A couple days ago Sarah Jeong of Vice ran a hit piece on Elon Musk, suggesting he is a closet sexist for not following enough women on his Twitter account. I wish I were joking, but that’s what passes for ‘investigative journalism’ by the left these days. Not surprisingly, the piece was roundly criticized, or… Continue reading The Internet Stands With Elon Musk
For the Left, It’s About Power and Control, Not Free Speech
A forceful essay by Mark Citadel, The Ritual Humiliation of Misunderstanding Power. These passages stood out: Liberals shut down what they feel is threatening to the individual, to his self-esteem and self-image. They don’t care about free speech, and never have in any sincere way. If you truly believe that the ideas of the left… Continue reading For the Left, It’s About Power and Control, Not Free Speech
Social Theory and Economics Questions
In recent years, online, there has also been an intense interest in ‘social theory’, with articles that try to explain group psychology as it relates to society and culture, an example being the study of ingroup/outgroup dynamics, in the hope of trying to find a ‘unified theory’, in much the same way physics has the… Continue reading Social Theory and Economics Questions
The Elites
After a certain point, enough is enough of the whining about ‘the elites’. If ‘elites’ are supposed embody the barriers to happiness and freedom in an ‘ideal society’, one need not have have look very far to find them. The reality is, gatekeepers, barriers will always exist, and they are much closer to home than… Continue reading The Elites
Analysis of Mark Spitznagel Tail Hedging, Part 2
Part 1 From what I can glean from the links provided in part 1, Universa allocates approximately 1% of its capital on OTM (out-of-money) S&P 500 puts that expire in 70-90 days and have a ‘delta’ of .01 (at-the-money puts typically have a delta of .50). These are puts that are struck at strike prices… Continue reading Analysis of Mark Spitznagel Tail Hedging, Part 2
Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright
Hooey and Phooey by John C Wright in which he criticizes the alt-right. And a response by Vox Day Safe as houses in which he defends Wright’s competence as an author despite their political differences. The problem is Mr. Wright puts himself on a moral high ground of infallibility…by not taking stance, he can avoid… Continue reading Hooey and Phooey from John C. Wright
Era of the Introvert, and the demise of ‘Careerism’
Over and over again, articles about following themes themes or topics, go viral: -Being alone, the benefits of being alone, etc. -Introversion, introverts -Coping with being ‘average’, being ‘boring’, etc. Today’s viral article: How being alone may be the key to rest Could it be that what we really want, in order to rest, is… Continue reading Era of the Introvert, and the demise of ‘Careerism’
Reading list
Compiling a list of alt-right and NRx sites, as well other interesting sites Alfanl Bloody Shovel Social Matter Amerika Aurini Captain Capitalism Mike Cernovich Vox Day Pumpkin Person The Reformed Broker Slate Star Codex Bloomberg View Hacker News Freakonomics Others (they don’t update often) Mark Manson Legendary Peace Outlook Zen Melting Asphalt Philosophical Economics
Does Tail Hedging Work? It Depends
Lately there has been a lot of discussion about finance, and people want to know how to ‘protect themselves’ in a market crash, so as to be expected buzzwords such as ‘black swans’, ‘fat tails’, and ‘tail hedging’ are mentioned, topics popularized by Nassim Taleb, who became something of a legend akin to the 21st.… Continue reading Does Tail Hedging Work? It Depends
Introverts, again
Another article about introverts: Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? In a probably inevitable extension of nerd culture, the Dale Carnegie image of gregarious success was shattered by stories of powerful, successful people sitting quietly in meetings and substituting controlled online interactions for draining real world encounters. This part stuck out. Outside of social situations,… Continue reading Introverts, again