Curt Doolittle

Category: Civilization, History, and Anthropology

  • British vs American vs German Cultural Rules

    Amoral (non-cooperative)
    Objectively Moral (necessary for formation of a cooperative polity)
    Normatively Moral (adaptations for structures of reproduction / production /Commons) Assuming a moral norm may be moral, if not amoral, or immoral.
    Contractually Moral (adaptations for structures of reproduction / production / commons) Assuming a moral contract may be moral, if not amoral, or immoral.
    Lawfully Moral (codifications of structures of reproduction / production / commons) 
    Assuming a law may be moral, if not amoral, or immoral )
    Legislation is either moral, amoral, or immoral
    Regulation is either moral, amoral, or immoral
    Discretion is either moral, amoral, or immoral.

  • British vs American vs German Cultural Rules

    Amoral (non-cooperative)
    Objectively Moral (necessary for formation of a cooperative polity)
    Normatively Moral (adaptations for structures of reproduction / production /Commons) Assuming a moral norm may be moral, if not amoral, or immoral.
    Contractually Moral (adaptations for structures of reproduction / production / commons) Assuming a moral contract may be moral, if not amoral, or immoral.
    Lawfully Moral (codifications of structures of reproduction / production / commons) 
    Assuming a law may be moral, if not amoral, or immoral )
    Legislation is either moral, amoral, or immoral
    Regulation is either moral, amoral, or immoral
    Discretion is either moral, amoral, or immoral.

  • They are rich because they can form large networks of cooperation nearly free of

    They are rich because they can form large networks of cooperation nearly free of deceit, cheating, free riding.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 09:36:06 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/726344367154335745

    Reply addressees: @CatoInstitute

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/726070887536054272

    IN REPLY TO:

    @CatoInstitute

    “Why are some people poor?” is always the wrong question. The question is, “Why are some people rich?” https://t.co/EaHtFxaQur

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/726070887536054272

  • What was the cost of gradual suppression of corruption, lying, cheating, stealin

    What was the cost of gradual suppression of corruption, lying, cheating, stealing, free riding in the west?

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 09:34:32 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/726343971824345088

    Reply addressees: @CatoInstitute

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/726130937117954048

    IN REPLY TO:

    @CatoInstitute

    Prosperity is rising and global inequality decreasing. https://t.co/Ql89V1heCv

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/726130937117954048

  • Friend Says: “Everyone skilled enough or wealthy enough who can get out of ukrai

    Friend Says: “Everyone skilled enough or wealthy enough who can get out of ukraine did.”

    So everyone left is one generation away from the farm. Ukrainans call it the ‘village’, but it means ‘small farm’ in american terms.

    They sort of make fun of ‘village people’ here the way we used to make fun of ‘bumpkins’. Although the education system here means that there really aren’t those kind of ‘bumpkins’ in the younger generations.

    They are very simple people really. Too simple at times. Maybe that is why I like them. Although they lack courage and confidence for reasons I really dont understand, but people tell me is caused by the the tyranny of the classroom.

    I grew up in a small town with simple people. It meant a lot of fist fighting. But aside from that, I still feel affection for ‘the little people’.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 08:22:00 UTC

  • “In order to find his equal, an Anglo Saxon is forced to talk to God.”

    —“In order to find his equal, an Anglo Saxon is forced to talk to God.”—

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 06:34:00 UTC

  • “It turns out that consumerism and degeneracy are more contagious than virtue an

    —“It turns out that consumerism and degeneracy are more contagious than virtue and heroism.”— Rob De Geer

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 06:30:00 UTC

  • “Will you fight with me cousin?”

    –“Will you fight with me cousin?”–

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 06:30:00 UTC

  • The difference between educated Ukrainians and Americans is limited to the aware

    The difference between educated Ukrainians and Americans is limited to the awareness of political corruption, the experience of the trustworthiness of others, and the competence of middle and upper management. This leads entrepreneurs in the Ukraine to ‘think small’ because it requires a smaller network of trust. It leads americans to ‘think big’ because they can rely on large networks of trust.

    Just as say, americans think brits are obsessed with procedure (the movie Brazil is more documentary than fiction), and procedure is a method of not-caring about the interests and incentives of others, and limiting the sphere of one’s concerns, Ukrainians have this low-trust, cash-economy, where they are obsessed with small transactions.

    We forget that all of this western ‘magic’ works because we were raised with the Oath in one way or another, and our ‘priesthood’ of judges protects that oath.

    We forget that that oath arises from membership in the militia (warriors, men), we take upon ascension in to manhood.

    There is no commitment higher than this oath.

    That is the secret to the western rates of progress in each era.

    We simply ‘calculate’ faster than other groups.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-30 06:27:00 UTC

  • RT @hbdchick: lookie here!: Duman Bahrami-Rad: Ethnic heterogeneity, sub-ethnic

    RT @hbdchick: lookie here!: Duman Bahrami-Rad: Ethnic heterogeneity, sub-ethnic fractionalization, and corruption – https://youtu.be/YOaJ79-cO4Y

    Source date (UTC): 2016-04-29 09:34:48 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/725981653408071680