Theme: Agency

  • DO YOU HAVE YOUR DEFINITION OF MINDFULNESS? —“I’m sure I’ve read this somewher

    https://propertarianism.com/?s=mindfulnessCURT DO YOU HAVE YOUR DEFINITION OF MINDFULNESS?

    —“I’m sure I’ve read this somewhere, but could you define ‘mindfulness’ as you use it here (and in most or all things related to P)? Is it simply being aware of al possible outcomes before acting on instinct? Or something else?”—Mathew Smith

    See the first result in this search. Then scan some others and read a few if you want more depth. -hugs

    https://propertarianism.com/?s=mindfulnessUpdated Apr 18, 2020, 12:56 PM


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-18 12:56:00 UTC

  • Our culture rewards status achievement by heroism at the cost of superiors, wher

    Our culture rewards status achievement by heroism at the cost of superiors, where sticking out is not generally tolerated elsewhere.


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-17 02:07:51 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250969190875435009

    Reply addressees: @TruthRespecter @readomain @MattPirkowski @ThruTheHayes

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250952724990119949

  • OUR PURPOSE, OUR CONTROL He who can defend a thing, owns a thing. He who can des

    OUR PURPOSE, OUR CONTROL

    He who can defend a thing, owns a thing. He who can destroy a thing controls a thing. The men who can defend or destroy, always own and control things. The question is only whether they act to control things they own. This is why a universal militia is required to produce rule of law – the power to deny power. And this is why only western man has rule of law – individual sovereignty. And with the introduction of metal, the spear, then the sword, then the bow, then the rifle, the militia increasingly obtained power, to deny power. The purpose of the militia is to create the power to deny power, so that no one else has the power to control things or destroy things – leaving only sovereignty and reciprocity under the natural law as means of survival. Therefore the host of men must exercise control of things in order to prevent control of things, leaving only the natural law, and and the markets for reciprocity within them.


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-16 07:50:00 UTC

  • PEOPLE ARE *VERY* DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER by John Mark It is hard for us to im

    PEOPLE ARE *VERY* DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER

    by John Mark

    It is hard for us to imagine how different other people are to us.

    This has been the single hardest lesson for me to learn over my lifetime, I’m finally getting it and still getting more revelations about it. Even understanding the very thorough, very clear way that Curt lays out the “clusters” of humans (by personality/gender/moral instinct/moral division of labor), it is still very difficult for me to imagine actually thinking like, say, a leftist or a globalist or a “feminine-minded” person.

    Yet, I am confident in saying that George Soros sincerely believes he is doing the right thing in pushing for globalism & mass immigration for western nations as hard as he can. He is Jooish (feminine mind + “globalism & immigration means less likely joos will be persecuted” mindset). (Ironically, joos pushing these policies *increases* the likelihood of joos being persecuted, but as typical female-mind they are not introspective enough to know that.)

    As far as I can tell, Soros is not sitting there saying “Hahaha I am Dr. Evil!! I vill control zee vorld, just to be evil!!” He’s just acting like a typical joo. He is trying to control as much of the world as he can based on his biases and incentives.

    Is he – and/or others – “conspiring”? Depends on your definition of “conspiracy”. I think the point Curt is trying to make with his recent posts on this subject is that many times the masses intuit/impute *intent to be evil* onto powerful people who are doing things we don’t like, when in reality they are mainly *being themselves* (they are not like us) and acting according to their incentives (yes, often with awareness that they are “cheating” or “taking advantage”, and often genuinely believing they are right as with Soros & “true believer” leftist leaders & politicians).

    So Curt’s point is, “these people are largely just acting on incentives & calculating how to gain, and are getting away with it to the extent our system – and we ourselves – allow it.”

    So rather than focusing on imputing intent to be evil (feminine bias – similar to what leftists do when they impute evil intent onto rightwingers, cuz they are so different than us that they can’t fathom we are working toward our own incentives which are very different than theirs), let’s focus on changing the system and stopping the parasites.

    I don’t care how deep you go into the conspiracy rabbit hole, I care if you *act with agency to stop the parasites and build/enforce a system that does not allow them to operate*.

    I don’t care if you believe in Jesus or heaven or a pantheon of pink elephant-gods, I care if you *act with agency to stop the parasites and build/enforce a system that does not sllow them to operate*.

    And this (I’m pretty sure) is the big reason Curt gives the conspiracy-minded folks and people who are into certain religions, a hard time in some ways – because feminine-minded reactions/thinking tends to rob people of agency. It tends to rob them of the mindset necessary to build and enforce a system that crushes parasites into dust.

    Honestly, is anyone holding their breath for Christians or the “primary focus on conspiracies” crowd to lead and be the primary drivers of the revolution and salvation of America and the West? (There are many exceptions of course including possibly Alex Jones who seems to have a lot of balls to do what he’s done.)

    One challenge we have on the grassroots Right is that we have groups that try to demand that everyone else on the Right “speak their language” or they show intolerance.

    * Many Christians say “If you’re not Christian you’re not good enough.” (While Christian pastors/priests refuse to say what is necessary to save the West. Why would we follow or submit to them? It’s ludicrous. Don’t worry, Christians don’t follow through on this threat – 80% of evangelicals voted for Trump. They’ll always end up following the best leaders they can get which rarely come from their own ranks.)

    * The “alt-right” says “Talk about joos in every conversation/video, and tell everyone how Hitler was right, and provide me a sentimental religion around the wonderfulness of the white race, or you’re not good enough.”

    * Many conspiracy-focused folks say “If you don’t believe in conspiracies to the extent I do, you’re not good enough.”

    The problem is, none of these groups are providing a workable solution. We are, but because we don’t woo them in “their language” – because that would require catering to agency-reducing and/or effectiveness-reducing tendencies – their initial reaction is sometimes to reject us.

    No matter. High-agency men will always carry the day for the simple reason that no one else acts or solves problems. The low-agency people will always end up following the high-agency people.

    The challenge in getting “buy-in” to what we are proposing is that it removes all excuses. It demands agency. Proposing and understanding solutions and acting to make them happen is much harder and riskier than complaining & wishing everyone would “speak your language”.

    Thus, the high-agency people love what we’re doing. Often instantly, sometimes after a bit of learning. “At last, a solution I can act with agency toward!” (Something worth my agency’s efforts.) The low-agency people look for excuses to keep their excuses.

    We are building an army of high-agency men. (And some high-agency women too.) Join the army, or get out of our way.


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 19:47:00 UTC

  • I went to a small liberal arts college which is what all should do. I spent my i

    I went to a small liberal arts college which is what all should do. I spent my inheritance young. I live off of money I made selling businesses. I take care of my mother because she’d die in a home quickly and continuing my playboy lifestyle while doing that was unacceptable. 😉


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 17:58:33 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250483665676705792

    Reply addressees: @heraclitean11 @jim_rutt

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250482746654437377

  • The Choice Episode 0004 – The Dog, the Cake, and You in Three Lessons

    The Choice Episode 0004 – The Dog, the Cake, and You in Three Lessons

    https://youtu.be/RYsYe799ffg


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 16:42:24 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250464500685377540

  • I never wore such a veil over my mind. You were just terrified when I pulled the

    I never wore such a veil over my mind. You were just terrified when I pulled the veil from yours.

    So man up, show up, fight, and win.


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 13:36:52 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250417811043778560

    Reply addressees: @readomain @MattPirkowski @ThruTheHayes

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1250417590473809920


    IN REPLY TO:

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    @readomain @MattPirkowski @ThruTheHayes I pull from your face, your rhetoric and your mind, the veil of ignorance, error, bias, and wishful thinking – that there is any solution possible other than the same revolution each of our ancestors has used to restore freedom, liberty, and sovereignty – and their fruits.

    Original post: https://x.com/i/web/status/1250417590473809920

  • WHEN IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE, TEST FIRST FOR STUPIDITY AND EMERGENCE – NOT INTENT.

    WHEN IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE, TEST FIRST FOR STUPIDITY AND EMERGENCE – NOT INTENT.

    (be all the man you can be)

    —“I have to consciously remind myself to “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity [ignorance]” – that’s “Hanlon’s Razor”. And the similar mantra to “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by emergence”.”—Brad Chambers

    Remember, the female perceives all as in intent. The male perceives all as systems of incentives.

    Be all the man you can be. 😉


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 12:26:00 UTC

  • BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM,A ND HISTORY WILL LOOK FAVORABLY UPON Y

    BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM,A ND HISTORY WILL LOOK FAVORABLY UPON YOU.

    by Mathew Smith

    People like that are constantly looking for solutions to fail, or people they disagree with to fail. Anything and everything they can do to not have to show up.

    Like a whiny 4th grader not wanting to do his homework ‘It’s too haaaaaaard!’. Yep, it is…as hard as you want to make it.

    We are yet again pulling people out of ignorance, and the possibility of sickness, disease, and poverty, kicking and screaming the entire way.

    Except this time around, the sound of the wailing and gnashing of teeth reaches much farther and faster.

    We are about to embark on a new Renaissance, which is necessary from time to time.

    Be part of the solution, not the problem,and history will look favorably upon you.


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 10:41:00 UTC

  • RELIGION AND CONSPIRACY THEORY SHARE THE SAME ERROR OF FEMININE COGNITION: IMPUT

    RELIGION AND CONSPIRACY THEORY SHARE THE SAME ERROR OF FEMININE COGNITION: IMPUTATION OF INTENT

    (possibly important)

    —“Pattern recognition isn’t the problem, it’s the “imputing conscious intent” where none exists or cannot be demonstrated.”— (Daniel and others)

    Why? Bias of brain and subsequent consciousness to think through an empathic lens rather than a systemic and material lens. The herd bias of empathy when grazing vs the pack bias of systems when hunting. The masculine brain sees systems where the feminine brain sees intentions.

    There is a place for religion and it is a necessary place for the mammal inside.

    DEBT: Where worship means demonstration of appreciation for inheritance: debt.

    – Nature worship (debt)

    – Kin and Ancestor worship (debt)

    – Gods, demigods, heroes and saints worship (debt)

    CAPITALIZATION: And training in mindfulness:

    – Action: Heroism – achievement (cost)

    – Reason: stoicism – self authoring (cost)

    – Experience: epicureanism – community building (cost)

    REWARD: And the Ritual of the Feast – building community.

    – The Gathering, The Fire, The Call (reward)

    – The Parable, The Oath, the Testimony (reward)

    – The Sacrifice, The Feast, The Thanks (reward)

    – The Celebration (festival), The Sport(competition), The Dispersal (rest) (reward)

    RULES: There are three sets of laws evident in the structure of the universe whether those laws were made by structural consequence, the design of divinity, or the hand of god.

    – The laws of nature. (physical limits)

    – The natural law of Sovereignty and Reciprocity (personal limits)

    … – With the christian law of love improving upon natural law

    – The evolutionary law of transcendence of man into gods. (political limits)

    Grow up, Man up, Shut up, Show up.

    And win.


    Source date (UTC): 2020-04-15 10:21:00 UTC