Curt Doolittle

Form: Quote Commentary

  • Denial or Hope? 😉

    Mar 29, 2020, 11:08 AM

    —“It’s amazing how few people have really internalised what is coming in the next month. Especially in the US. Not the human damage or the economic damage that is coming.”– Iron Economist — “I’m pretty terrified but I think people many people are in a state of hopeful denial”-JayMan @JayMan471

    I’m not in hopeful denial. I’m just hopeful that the false promise of the 20th is over. The century of utopian pseudoscience, sophistry, and darwinian-denial is done. It may be an ‘expensive correction’. But it’s better than the alternatives.

  • But Crisis Isn’t a Matter of Consumption

    Denied Lifesaving Care Under These Plans as Coronavirus Spreads — ProPublica propublica.org

    —“Alabama’s disaster preparedness plan says that “persons with severe mental retardation, advanced dementia or severe traumatic brain injury may be poor candidates for ventilator support.” https://propub.li/2JihhRY”— —“This is eugenics.”—Jeet Heer @HeerJeet

    You say that like it’s a bad thing rather than the correct thing to do. “Equality” is a means of directing resources to care rather than consumption. But this isn’t a matter of consumption but of survival of human capital. If you say otherwise you’re unfit for public speech.

  • But Crisis Isn’t a Matter of Consumption

    Denied Lifesaving Care Under These Plans as Coronavirus Spreads — ProPublica propublica.org

    —“Alabama’s disaster preparedness plan says that “persons with severe mental retardation, advanced dementia or severe traumatic brain injury may be poor candidates for ventilator support.” https://propub.li/2JihhRY”— —“This is eugenics.”—Jeet Heer @HeerJeet

    You say that like it’s a bad thing rather than the correct thing to do. “Equality” is a means of directing resources to care rather than consumption. But this isn’t a matter of consumption but of survival of human capital. If you say otherwise you’re unfit for public speech.

  • They’re Taking Care of Their Own, Not Us

    Mar 29, 2020, 11:38 AM

    —“DHS Adds Workers for Gunmakers, Gun Retailers, and Shooting Ranges to “Essential Critical Infrastructure” List”— —“Seems ‘they’ have a plan, otherwise I would expect the opposite of this from Washington.”—@Achtttung

    It’s just as important for first responders as it is for citizens. And this is a reaction to some cities forcing closure of gun shops. But yes, it’s looking like it might get out of hand. And yes it should be glorious if it does.

  • They’re Taking Care of Their Own, Not Us

    Mar 29, 2020, 11:38 AM

    —“DHS Adds Workers for Gunmakers, Gun Retailers, and Shooting Ranges to “Essential Critical Infrastructure” List”— —“Seems ‘they’ have a plan, otherwise I would expect the opposite of this from Washington.”—@Achtttung

    It’s just as important for first responders as it is for citizens. And this is a reaction to some cities forcing closure of gun shops. But yes, it’s looking like it might get out of hand. And yes it should be glorious if it does.

  • The Government Can”t Manage It Can only Insure – and It Failed. It Always Fails.

    Mar 29, 2020, 11:53 AM

    —“NYT: The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed…. As the coronavirus spreads, the collapse of the project helps explain America’s acute shortage.”—@sarahkliff

    —“NEW: Read about the cheaper, more durable ventilator that never was. It’s a tale about just what happens when critical public-health projects are left to private companies.  SPOILER: it doesn’t end well. “—Jessica Silver-Greenberg @jbsgreenberg

    CORRECTION: When left to practical monopolies, not the private sector. The government’s role is to prevent practical monopolies and maintain fault tolerant supply chains in strategic industries (no one cares about ferraris). The government has failed to maintain the MARKET. I should take it further: We see how Education, FDA, and CDC have all failed in their missions. But we also see how Doctors have NOT failed in their mission. If military, industry, and health practitioners continuously updated strategic requirements by govt mandate it’d be fine.

  • The Government Can”t Manage It Can only Insure – and It Failed. It Always Fails.

    Mar 29, 2020, 11:53 AM

    —“NYT: The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed…. As the coronavirus spreads, the collapse of the project helps explain America’s acute shortage.”—@sarahkliff

    —“NEW: Read about the cheaper, more durable ventilator that never was. It’s a tale about just what happens when critical public-health projects are left to private companies.  SPOILER: it doesn’t end well. “—Jessica Silver-Greenberg @jbsgreenberg

    CORRECTION: When left to practical monopolies, not the private sector. The government’s role is to prevent practical monopolies and maintain fault tolerant supply chains in strategic industries (no one cares about ferraris). The government has failed to maintain the MARKET. I should take it further: We see how Education, FDA, and CDC have all failed in their missions. But we also see how Doctors have NOT failed in their mission. If military, industry, and health practitioners continuously updated strategic requirements by govt mandate it’d be fine.

  • “So Basically, That’s Why We Live in A World of Cooperation, Trade, and War”

    Mar 29, 2020, 5:32 PM “SO BASICALLY, THAT’S WHY WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF COOPERATION, TRADE, AND WAR” by Scott Strong So basically all of these schools of thought and socioeconomic systems fail because they fail to take into account the sober reality of humankind’s innate animal selfishness and super-predatory nature, AND that individual and group differences in worldview, intelligence, culture create vastly different preferences. So there is no universal moral imperative that will satisfy all people. Which is why we live in a world of cooperation, trade, and war. Things would have probably been sorted out by now but certain parasites gain way too much wealth, power, and influence by promoting and profiteering off of lies and divisions, while they reap the benefits of the innovations produced and not the people. Edit

  • “So Basically, That’s Why We Live in A World of Cooperation, Trade, and War”

    Mar 29, 2020, 5:32 PM “SO BASICALLY, THAT’S WHY WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF COOPERATION, TRADE, AND WAR” by Scott Strong So basically all of these schools of thought and socioeconomic systems fail because they fail to take into account the sober reality of humankind’s innate animal selfishness and super-predatory nature, AND that individual and group differences in worldview, intelligence, culture create vastly different preferences. So there is no universal moral imperative that will satisfy all people. Which is why we live in a world of cooperation, trade, and war. Things would have probably been sorted out by now but certain parasites gain way too much wealth, power, and influence by promoting and profiteering off of lies and divisions, while they reap the benefits of the innovations produced and not the people. Edit

  • Every Man A …

    EVERY MAN A STUDENT A TEACHER, FATHER A SON, A SHERIFF A JUDGE, A SOLDIER A WARRIOR, A MAN TRANSCENDENT

    —“Damn you’re good lol. FYI I had a twitter spat with you a few years ago when I was more of a continental philosophy type. Needless to say upon reflection and reading more of your work I have certainly been humbled.”— A friend

    This is the ‘Rite of Men’. Be a Father of your People. Play king of the Hill. Ask only intellectual honesty. Let men learn at their rate. Defeat the enemy.  

    —“To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid, right? Hah thanks again Curt, you the man.”— A Friend