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Diary.

Blocked a long term friend the other day. Who was self impressed with his wit, and forcing me to pay high costs of refutation. Germans practice a religion. They just don’t call it one. Kant worked. So the method of refutation was beyond him. I could no longer afford to entertain him. And I lost the patience to do so.

Along with this episode, a couple of things have troubled me lately.

One is the difference in knowledge between the moral biases. One that I understand is necessary. Because longer time frames are harder to express. But I have traded an audience a strong knowledge of institutions with a drastic mis-measure of man for an audience with an accurate measure of man but little knowledge of institutions. I am writing a philosophy for the purpose of construction institutions. Not one of moral vindication.

Another is populism. I am very excited about a candidate overthrowing the status quo. And more excited about the prospect of opportunity for revolution. But I can’t really serve the popular audience. It’s not my audience. And it’s burdensome. And it’s not a good use of my time.

Lastly, I am trying to get our product beta launched. So I have less time available.

The only solution that makes me happy and makes sense is to lower my tolerance for time wasting. I don’t like this because for the past twenty years I have practiced never walking away from a fight. But costs are costs.

For example. I spent time on this dyer guy. Now. I consider his abuse of philosophy like that most silly people.

But why did I burn my time on that?

It’s like working thru libertarian tracts by lester, block, Friedman, Rothbard, mises. Or that horrid waste of time, continental philosophy – literature not science.

It’s a total waste of my time. This nonsense is tragic.

Sigh.