Philosophy

  • Evolving Politics

    Everything evolves,becoming more accurate and efficient…even political fanatics. Today’s fascists will hide themselvesby accusing their political opponents ofpracticing Yesterday’s fascism. Everything evolves. Continue reading

  • July 4th

    Independence and individuality are not the same. Independence is an illusion that can only be maintained by the use of slaves.Individuality is filling a specific niche in an ecosystem. Freedom requires the willingness to look like an idiot…Otherwise, we are… Continue reading

  • The Two Variables of Influencing

    Cute makes us smile.Pretty gets our attention.Beauty inspires us.And, sexy makes us react. Funny makes us laugh.Clever gets us thinking.Stupid makes us cringe.And, anger makes us react. Continue reading

  • Nothing can change the fact that we are all creatures of instinct who will go to great lengths to rationalize our actions after the fact. Immature people believe that their rationalizations make them better, smarter people. Continue reading

  • Smart vs Intelligent

    Intelligence is our ability to adapt to an ecosystem. Smart is knowing the details that help us survive a specific ecosystem. (Adapting to an ecosystem we are not a part of and memorizing useless information are signs of decadence and… Continue reading

  • Social Sprawl

    Social Sprawl is just like Urban Sprawl, but with social interactions and behaviors.  The desire to spread out socially and continuously make new friends causes sustainable social structures, with their established mores and norms, to be neglected and deteriorate. The… Continue reading