Thoughts

An Archive of sketches developing ideas.

You are relying on hindsight bias. At the time the USA was taking over from the

You are relying on hindsight bias. At the time the USA was taking over from the UK as the world financial sector. The problem you are correctly obsessing over is

I agree

I agree. Source date (UTC): 2026-03-03 23:54:03 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028982264449974648

“The mirror always lies” (Apt lyrics for present age of socio political self des

“The mirror always lies”(Apt lyrics for present age of socio political self destruction: overconfidence in ignorance.) Man before the mirror checks his camouflage.Polishes his armor, and the charger in the

I know. But you will never find a world of peoples more powerful than you is wil

I know. But you will never find a world of peoples more powerful than you is willing to sacrifice its ambitions on your behalf unless you have something to trade

Why would you think I was speaking in reference to individuals rather than state

Why would you think I was speaking in reference to individuals rather than states? How did you make that leap? The US is visibly sovereign by every measure, but if

This isn’t really true. It’s not distributed. It’s concentrated. And it’s mostly

This isn’t really true. It’s not distributed. It’s concentrated. And it’s mostly concentrated in cities. And those cities are as problematic for the host population as urban centres have been

One must be capable of honesty in the context of which he makes an expression. D

One must be capable of honesty in the context of which he makes an expression. Do you possess the same self awareness you demand of those others? I suggest more

Peter, (all); I disagree with the optimism. (a) our primary constraints at prese

Peter, (all);I disagree with the optimism.(a) our primary constraints at present are the capacity to conduct tests that produce the information necessary for innovation.(b) our secondary constraints are the limit

It’s (a) older than that and (b) universal whenever a people possess the power o

It’s (a) older than that and (b) universal whenever a people possess the power of expansion over others because of some material (usually technological) advantage.I mean, Russia? China? Islam in

OMG so true

OMG so true. Source date (UTC): 2026-03-03 19:11:58 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028911278362972586

@Homeschool_LLC Jonathan, can you contribute to this discussion? Not sure if thi

@Homeschool_LLC Jonathan, can you contribute to this discussion?Not sure if this is true or only true because we teach the wrong content after 8th (~14yrs old). Source date (UTC): 2026-03-03

Trump is a predicable reformer president. We have them about every 80 years, jus

Trump is a predicable reformer president. We have them about every 80 years, just as we have economic cycles every 50 years. He just happens to be president when the

Sorry, but I don’t understand. You replied to a long post on libertarianism. Tel

Sorry, but I don’t understand. You replied to a long post on libertarianism. Telos or not, possibility determines possibility, not desirability. Causality is directional. Your response is literate and considered

Sweat, standing in the sun, in 104 degree July heat. No. I have man-balls. If yo

Sweat, standing in the sun, in 104 degree July heat. No. I have man-balls. If you had any you’d understand. 😉 Source date (UTC): 2026-03-03 05:31:19 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028704754512409050

Russia cant win. But exhausting them is preferable to defeating them

Russia cant win. But exhausting them is preferable to defeating them. Source date (UTC): 2026-03-02 20:38:44 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028570724643033325

little choice. They do it or lose the east to china

little choice. They do it or lose the east to china. Source date (UTC): 2026-03-02 20:36:35 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028570183858802872

THE QUESTION OF LLM CONSCIOUSNESS It can’t be conscious (as we humans are) witho

THE QUESTION OF LLM CONSCIOUSNESSIt can’t be conscious (as we humans are) without persistent memory, some equivalent of homeostasis as measurement, some continuous self assessment (self), and the capacity to

Because (a) forcing europe to pay her way instead of free riding on americans (b

Because (a) forcing europe to pay her way instead of free riding on americans (b) depleting the russian war machine (c) depleting the russian economy (d) depleting the russian political

Been thinking about your response for a bit on and off this morning. And while I

Been thinking about your response for a bit on and off this morning. And while I understand your sentiments, because I share them, your response doesn’t make sense. Because a

Not so much. Just interesting that he flopped

Not so much. Just interesting that he flopped. Source date (UTC): 2026-03-02 04:46:17 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028331034795036946