- The Future Needs an Attitude Adjustment
- Zeno's Laughter by JMG
- Wallace's "David Lynch Keeps His Head"
Privilege is too often confused for competence, even when you adjust for the fact that competence over the long run can lead to privileges.
. . .even IF I grant (for arguments sake) that competence is necessary for privilege in modern society, it is not sufficient.
Kids love to see themselves. They are such narcissists. But, then, they should want to see themselves. That is the illusion that makes life, along with identity and the powerful play, even possible.
"Con-men are probably smarter than their marks. But that doesn’t justify fraud." Source. I find this to be a very elegant way to wrap up many IQ debates.
Interesting is easier to hack than beautiful. Hence, prioritize the beautiful over the interesting . . . especially in interesting times.
