Curt Doolittle

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  • OK. so I will make a painful set of observations that I promise are correct. 1)

    OK. so I will make a painful set of observations that I promise are correct. 1) never, ever, every, extrapolate a curve. Almost every human error in intellectual history has been the result of doing so. 2) all phenomenon in the universe produces cycles of that repeat at increasing scales, because the maximum energy use given the available operations (lie groups) create multipliers at their maximum causal density. (Think subatomic, atomic, chemical, organic, sentient, environmental, economic, energy-production.) 3) Every quadrant in the diagram is the victim of this error. 4) If this diagram were true we would not encounter speciation. But we do. We would not find a LIMIT to subatomic multipliers in atomic interactions. We would not find a LIMIT to atomic multipliers in the chemical interactions, and not find a limit to chemical multipliers in biological interactions. But we do. 5) The question is, what is the limit of cooperation at human scale before cooperation is NO LONGER OF VALUE, and competition is of higher value. 6) all theories (descriptions of possible operations made possible by causal relations) have limits, and only in the expression of these limits do we test (subject to falsification) our theories. 7) All theories must be internally consistent, externally correspondent, operationally possible, limited, and scope complete. In the case of sentient theories, they must be 8) This chart is missing either LAW or PROPERTY, or SUPPRESSION OF DEGREES OF PARASITISM BY NORM ETHIC MORAL AND LAW. I don’t have time at the moment to spend more time on the subject but I think northwest is out of order, southweste is out of order becasue reason was a late development and contract early, and I don’t now whether contract refers to agreement, and normative habit or third party insurance, northwest and southeast are … justificationary not predictive. NOrtheast is conflating instruments and fiat is in the wrong place, and derivatives is incorrect. The general idea CAN be done. I do it. But until you significantly increase causal density (the number of axis) and realize we make excuses and narratives to justify our siezure of opportunities, it will simply be justificationary, and neither descriptive or predictive. At what point is cooperation no longer in one’s interest? A tribe’s? A nation’s? A civilization’s? What civilizations resist cooperation today and why?

  • Why The Rise Of Ireland?

    **—-“What is a good and recent book on the Irish economic model and the rise of the Celtic Tiger? The shorter and easier to understand the better, as I don’t have a background in economy.”—-** You don’t need to read a book. It’s too simple a subject for a book. 1) They provided **heavy tax incentives** to companies who would locate there and employ skilled (technology) workers. 2) They have the **UK judicial system**, which after the USA is the best in the world, and therefore minimizes investment risk and corruption risk. 3) They had a pool of **underutilized, over-educated, human capital**, that speaks **english**, is **christian**, part of **scandinavian culture**(yes), at **cheap** hourly cost. (Ireland is the catholic version of orthodox culture’s Ukraine. ) 4) They benefited from (forced) **redistribution** from the EU. In other words, the irish miracle is a function of low taxation, a median IQ of 100, and low cost, educated population, with northern european ethics and morals, the world’s language of business (english), and one of the world’s best legal systems. This strategy is **replicable** if and only if you have the HUMAN CAPITAL and CULTURAL CAPITAL and KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL to duplicate it. Ergo, this strategy is very close to exhausted. (Although the tech sector of Ukraine is working hard to copy it.)

  • Why The Rise Of Ireland?

    **—-“What is a good and recent book on the Irish economic model and the rise of the Celtic Tiger? The shorter and easier to understand the better, as I don’t have a background in economy.”—-** You don’t need to read a book. It’s too simple a subject for a book. 1) They provided **heavy tax incentives** to companies who would locate there and employ skilled (technology) workers. 2) They have the **UK judicial system**, which after the USA is the best in the world, and therefore minimizes investment risk and corruption risk. 3) They had a pool of **underutilized, over-educated, human capital**, that speaks **english**, is **christian**, part of **scandinavian culture**(yes), at **cheap** hourly cost. (Ireland is the catholic version of orthodox culture’s Ukraine. ) 4) They benefited from (forced) **redistribution** from the EU. In other words, the irish miracle is a function of low taxation, a median IQ of 100, and low cost, educated population, with northern european ethics and morals, the world’s language of business (english), and one of the world’s best legal systems. This strategy is **replicable** if and only if you have the HUMAN CAPITAL and CULTURAL CAPITAL and KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL to duplicate it. Ergo, this strategy is very close to exhausted. (Although the tech sector of Ukraine is working hard to copy it.)

  • What Is The Adjective Form Of Truth?

    WHAT DOES TRUTH MEAN? (AND WHAT IS ITS ADJECTIVE FORM?)

    Truth can only mean ‘descriptive testimony free of error, bias, suggestion, obscurantism and deceit’. In other words, speech, the semantic content of which corresponds with reality.

    One speaks truthfully, or untruthfully , or honestly or dishonestly.

    To be precise, one speaks honestly not having done due diligence, nor warrantying one’s speech. One speaks truthfully having done due diligence, and warrantying one’s speech.

    So you might speak honestly – not having done due diligence on your speech. But that is not the same as speaking truthfully – having done due diligence on your speech. So you might give your honest opinion, but that differs from doing diligence that such an opinion survives criticism – meaning correspondence.

    Both the physical sciences and law specialize in the art of due diligence. As an extension of law, anglo analytic philosophy attempts to specialize in the art of due diligence. Strangely, continental philosophy does the opposite.

    But if speaking truthfully requires that we perform due diligence, and warranty our speech, then how does one perform such due diligence? How do we test correspondence? In the most simple of terms, a truth statement must be:

    1. categorically consistent (non conflationary)
    2. internally consistent (logical),
    3. externally correspondent (empirical),
    4. operationally possible (existentially possible),
    5. coherent categorically, internally, externally, and operationally (consistent across all tests)
    6. fully accounted (you haven’t cherry picked cause and/or consequence)

    And if you want to claim it’s ethical and moral (and objectively legal):

    1. rational: consisting of nothing but a series of fully rational choices
    2. reciprocal: consisting of nothing other than productive, fully informed, warrantied, voluntary exchanges free of imposition upon others by externality.

    We use the word ‘Truth’ in many, many contexts. Most of them somewhere between a convenience and a dishonesty. True, honest, logical, and good are independent concepts frequently conflated to attribute authority where it is absent.

    https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-adjective-form-of-truth

  • How Bad Is It To Live In North Beacon Hill (seattle) And Commute To Bellevue?

    It’s a very high price to have the best of both worlds. Bridges? Traffic? Fees?

    https://www.quora.com/unanswered/How-bad-is-it-to-live-in-North-Beacon-Hill-Seattle-and-commute-to-Bellevue

  • Do People In Siberia, Urals & Russian Far East Like Those In Yekaterinburg And Vladivostok Consider Themselves Asians?

    https://www.quora.com/Do-people-in-Siberia-Urals-Russian-Far-East-like-those-in-Yekaterinburg-and-Vladivostok-consider-themselves-Asians

  • What Is The Adjective Form Of Truth?

    WHAT DOES TRUTH MEAN? (AND WHAT IS ITS ADJECTIVE FORM?)

    Truth can only mean ‘descriptive testimony free of error, bias, suggestion, obscurantism and deceit’. In other words, speech, the semantic content of which corresponds with reality.

    One speaks truthfully, or untruthfully , or honestly or dishonestly.

    To be precise, one speaks honestly not having done due diligence, nor warrantying one’s speech. One speaks truthfully having done due diligence, and warrantying one’s speech.

    So you might speak honestly – not having done due diligence on your speech. But that is not the same as speaking truthfully – having done due diligence on your speech. So you might give your honest opinion, but that differs from doing diligence that such an opinion survives criticism – meaning correspondence.

    Both the physical sciences and law specialize in the art of due diligence. As an extension of law, anglo analytic philosophy attempts to specialize in the art of due diligence. Strangely, continental philosophy does the opposite.

    But if speaking truthfully requires that we perform due diligence, and warranty our speech, then how does one perform such due diligence? How do we test correspondence? In the most simple of terms, a truth statement must be:

    1. categorically consistent (non conflationary)
    2. internally consistent (logical),
    3. externally correspondent (empirical),
    4. operationally possible (existentially possible),
    5. coherent categorically, internally, externally, and operationally (consistent across all tests)
    6. fully accounted (you haven’t cherry picked cause and/or consequence)

    And if you want to claim it’s ethical and moral (and objectively legal):

    1. rational: consisting of nothing but a series of fully rational choices
    2. reciprocal: consisting of nothing other than productive, fully informed, warrantied, voluntary exchanges free of imposition upon others by externality.

    We use the word ‘Truth’ in many, many contexts. Most of them somewhere between a convenience and a dishonesty. True, honest, logical, and good are independent concepts frequently conflated to attribute authority where it is absent.

    https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-adjective-form-of-truth

  • What Is The Difference Between Classical Economics And The Austrian School Of Economics?

    Here is a list of the major economic schools currently operating, and how they differ in accessible (or at least reasonably) accessible language.

    Curt Doolittle’s answer to What are the shortcomings of the Austrian School of Economics’ understanding of economics?

    https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-classical-economics-and-the-Austrian-School-of-economics

  • How Bad Is It To Live In North Beacon Hill (seattle) And Commute To Bellevue?

    It’s a very high price to have the best of both worlds. Bridges? Traffic? Fees?

    https://www.quora.com/unanswered/How-bad-is-it-to-live-in-North-Beacon-Hill-Seattle-and-commute-to-Bellevue

  • Why Are Libertarians And Economists, Who Support Ludwig Von Mises’ Theories, So Ridiculed And Dismissed By Other Mainstream Economists?

    Because it’s (a) it’s justified, and (b) anyone quoting mises or rothbard is a more than little like quoting Marx: ridiculous. Why? Mises created a pseudoscience. He had a basic insight he took from Simmel, and another he took from Weber, and he worked very hard to create an operational logic with which to test empirical statements.

    You can read the full workup on facebook. I’ll eventually get it into book form but I have too much in progress and it’s too low on my priority list.

    And yes I’m correct and I’ll debate anyone living. Even though Hoppe is the only one capable…

    Go to Facebook, and search for ‘scientific.praxeology’.

    The first article says ‘READ ME FIRST’. It’s the outline.

    Cheers

    https://www.quora.com/Why-are-libertarians-and-economists-who-support-Ludwig-von-Mises-theories-so-ridiculed-and-dismissed-by-other-mainstream-economists