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Sleepytime
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Idea to explore – a comittee of selves
While thinking of this quote from Mencken
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. If such a board actually exists it operates precisely like the board of a corporation that is losing money
I’m thinking that more accurately describes the self and it’s conflicting desires – almost as well as the elephant/rider description.
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Quote of the day
From this Arnold Kling post
If the printing press helped produce the Enlightenment, then perhaps the iPhone is producing the Endarkenment
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Buddies
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Covid-19 visualization
From the good people of Johns Hopkins,
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Why there are no aliens in Area 51
I had the random thought today about the Joe Rogan interview with the author of a CIA assassin book who posited that neither Area 51, nor the Roswell incident involved extraterrestrial life at all. Instead it was absolutely horrible (and criminal) US government conduct.
This seems to make the most sense – why would the government cover up something that would give it more money and power? That sort of thing usually gets pushed front and center. Shameful government actions on the other hand get covered up and pushed way back…
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Insight and adage from Joe Rogan
From this interview – in a discussion about an astronaut who went full bore conspiracy theorist about UFOs
You go where the love is
The point being that here was this lonely old man, and a bunch of conspiracy theorist more or less “adopted” him, and showed him friendship, companionship and affection. In turn, he probably told them the most interesting stories, then emphasized other parts of others, and slowly went off the deep end as he lent this his authority.
Actually that makes you want to question famous members of all subcultures…
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Chinese culture is well suited for modern America
I was watching this blogging heads video about the Asian experience in America (it’s better than that description) – and the guest said something to the effect – “Chinese culture has prioritized test preparation for over 1,000 years” – referencing China’s long tradition of civil service exams. The actual number mentioned was dedicating 20% of family income to test preparation.
That puts Chinese culture on the commanding heights of modern “meritocracy” with it’s prioritization of symbolic analysis and abstractions – and very poorly suited for everything else. David Friedman made a similar connection in his “Legal Systems Very Different from Ours” book.
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Sometimes Twitter is good
Our current political world in short form
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Mind blowing video – the DIY tool that built the pyramids
From the How to Make Everything YouTube Channel – I’ll be watching this several times.