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The Problem with the Ignorant is that they are so Confident. DRAFT
Tim Pool on The Vivek Show podcast. 4:21/23 01:04:15 The Dunning Kreiger Effect: People who are Stupid, aren’t Smart Enough to know they are stupid. People who are smart are constantly questioning themselves.
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Have a Nice Day
I was talking with my son today, and I started by asking him, “How’s life treating you?”. A rhetorical question like “How’s the weather?” launched us into a stream of consciousness discussion about things people say without really meaning it. Take the expression “Have a nice day!” you hear it many times a day from…
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Every great cause
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” E Hoffer See: “What’s Your Ideas Why Science Is Broken?” https://www.wmbriggs.com/post/45528/
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To believe your own thoughts
I am listening to an audiobook by Adam Savage of MythBusters fame. He quoted a famous American essayist and philosopher. “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius.” Ralph Waldo Emerson in his 1841 essay “Self-Reliance” When…
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Science vs. Scientism
The modern-day battle cry “Believe in science!”, tends to be used as a baseball bat. When two people disagree, one side will cite something that sounds scientific or in the name of a scientist, thereby silencing the other side. I find the use of “Science”, to be the same as the use of “God”, by…
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Zero Sum Games
In a “zero sum game” (ZSG) one side must lose, in order for the other side to win. In life you often find people who every interaction as a ZSG. I remember when the essence of being a Liberal, was the core belief that in situations you should always strive for a win-win solution. Then…
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Set the Bar Low
I was listening to an episode of Tim Ferris’ podcast, an interview with Todd McFarlane. Since I haven’t read many comic books in the last few decades, I didn’t know who he was. Todd’s a high energy, driven, no BS kind of person, so hold onto something solid before you listen. Anyway, he said said…
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Strokes on the Canvas, Man
I was listening to a podcast interview with Lance Armstrong. Lance Armstrong: The rise, fall, and redemption of a cycling legend. Near the end, the host asked Lance if he could do it over, would he do it again? His answer was indeed a piece of wisdom. “These are all strokes on the canvas, man,…
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The Power of Hate DRAFT
Listen to EconTalk, episode with Penny Lane, about Kenny G. 18:00 minutes: Then a reference to Adam Smith about people wanting others to hate the same things they do.
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What passes for “debate” these days
In the past people would debate ideas, with the goal being the search for the truth or for the better idea/solution. Today it’s just about winning. It’s no longer a debate, it’s an argument. And nobody wins an argument. The approach taken has one, or if needed, two, steps: If they do continue and try…