Assertions
Quick tweet-like takes on current events.
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In terms of evolution and population dynamics, Covid-19 is a good disease. It predictably and consistently removes the old and weak. Something like Polio is bad, as it randomly hits the young and healthy. Continue reading
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The evolution of a government is measured by the increasing separation between authority and responsibility. Failure causes the government to become obsolete. Success leads to self-destruction. Death is necessary and unavoidable. Continue reading
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A good sophist instinctively frames their narratives and arguments around the product they are selling. (Lobbyists are modern sophists.) Continue reading
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Leadership, at the national level, is not about keeping a couple hundred thousand people dying from a disease. It is about holding a society together while a couple hundred thousand people die from a disease. Continue reading
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Every time tyrants rise to create a “perfect” society they underestimate how much slave labor is needed to maintain the illusion. Continue reading
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