Category: Philosophy

Homer SImpson comforts a sad-looking Bart with helpful advice
Categories: LifePhilosophy

Understanding ourselves and others is limited by our frame of reference, which is mostly involuntary and changes throughout our lifetime. I want to expand on a concept I wrote about 15 years ago.

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The Sheriff from Disney's Robin Hood stealing coins from a poor injured old man's leg cast.
Categories: Philosophy

We’re constantly bombarded with propaganda and one of the most obvious recent examples is the contrast between how the media covers different types of theft and exploitation. Let’s see if we can untangle the intricate logic behind what makes it acceptable for some, but not others.

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The Architect from The Matrix Reloaded
Categories: MicroblogPhilosophy

“She stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly 99% of all test subjects accepted the program as long as they were given a choice, even if they were only aware of the choice at a near-unconscious level.”

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