tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post3971319847126858460..comments2024-03-28T18:18:37.133-07:00Comments on CONTRARY BRIN: Blackmail may be the death of us. Unless we’re saved by… MexicoDavid Brinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-2300947376799467462018-08-16T15:53:07.224-07:002018-08-16T15:53:07.224-07:00Testing - and the 100th Comment! :)Testing - and the 100th Comment! :)A.F. Reyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102355714883828348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-68131125488826677282018-08-13T09:54:01.268-07:002018-08-13T09:54:01.268-07:00@David Brin
"We all were raised on Hollywood...@David Brin<br /><br />"We all were raised on Hollywood messages of Suspicion of Authority, the first civilization that ever trained its children to be critical of their own tribal elders. (Find one other example.)"<br /><br />Such suspicion was not product of Hollywood. In this, Hollywood was a true mirror of society. Take a read of Dicken's "American Notes" .dimonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376291816780380800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-82770162635246112872018-08-11T19:18:48.961-07:002018-08-11T19:18:48.961-07:00Lost in all the subsequent posts, Dr Brin has move...Lost in all the subsequent posts, Dr Brin has moved...<br /><br />onward<br /><br />onward!Larry Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058877428309776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-52460473338598477882018-08-11T18:10:30.459-07:002018-08-11T18:10:30.459-07:00Stop fires in California.
I regret that the fires ...Stop fires in California.<br />I regret that the fires continue in the state of California. I wonder if it would be possible to divert a Pacific hurricane in the direction of California. That could bring enough rain to put out fires.<br />Hey! It would be easier to sow clouds in front of California and then generate a tornado. I have seen some machines that generate micro-tornadoes to generate energy. I have already thought about the possibility of generating tornadoes artificially. (for ecological purposes, of course :) It may be possible to create tornadoes in the sea. I suspect that an attempt would be successful if it were carried out in strong wind conditions. With a wind that advances towards the fires. (Being in the sea, the tornado would collect water and fish, with which the fires would be extinguished and we would obtain fish.<br />Second thought. That would not work. If the tornado reaches the fire without water, the fire would be aggravated ... Or would the tornado, created just off the coast, hold the water for long enough? ... Hummm. It is required to experiment with that project on the coast of some desert.<br />Haa. How well they reminded me to take my vitamin B pills. I think they work.Winter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/16829856315044551289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-12393919321447759032018-08-11T17:42:42.170-07:002018-08-11T17:42:42.170-07:00When I was a student, I always felt that something...When I was a student, I always felt that something was wrong with educational methods. In addition, many teachers tend to provide data and ask students to read certain books, but they never answer questions and I have often suspected that many teachers do not really know the subjects they teach.<br />In Mexico, where teachers obtain and retain jobs through a corrupt union, inept teachers are very common. And I am sure that the government has not taught the English language correctly for decades to force students to go to private English schools.<br />In public schools in Mexico, bulling, as I recall, was always a serious problem. The teachers simply pretended that they did not see what was happening around them. I had to learn Karate. That works.Winter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/16829856315044551289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-90644163879121277092018-08-11T17:35:11.250-07:002018-08-11T17:35:11.250-07:00"The right has found a way to use their troll..."The right has found a way to use their trolls as a shield to guard the non-trolls"<br /><br />Only because democratic politicians and the in group of op ed writers are too incredibly stupid to study polemic as an art, the Murdoch's people have.<br /><br /><br />onward<br /><br />onwardDavid Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-3681148352167038332018-08-11T17:25:41.722-07:002018-08-11T17:25:41.722-07:00Intelligence modalities (Part 2)
Interpersonal
Ma...Intelligence modalities (Part 2)<br /><br />Interpersonal<br />Main article: Social skills<br />In theory, individuals who have high interpersonal intelligence are characterized by their sensitivity to others' moods, feelings, temperaments, motivations, and their ability to cooperate in order to work as part of a group. According to Gardner in How Are Kids Smart: Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, "Inter- and Intra- personal intelligence is often misunderstood with being extroverted or liking other people..." Those with high interpersonal intelligence communicate effectively and empathize easily with others, and may be either leaders or followers. They often enjoy discussion and debate." Gardner has equated this with emotional intelligence of Goleman.<br /><br />Gardner believes that careers that suit those with high interpersonal intelligence include sales persons, politicians, managers, teachers, lecturers, counselors and social workers.<br /><br />Intrapersonal<br />Further information: Introspection<br />This area has to do with introspective and self-reflective capacities. This refers to having a deep understanding of the self; what one's strengths or weaknesses are, what makes one unique, being able to predict one's own reactions or emotions.<br /><br />Naturalistic<br />Not part of Gardner's original seven, naturalistic intelligence was proposed by him in 1995. "If I were to rewrite Frames of Mind today, I would probably add an eighth intelligence - the intelligence of the naturalist. It seems to me that the individual who is readily able to recognize flora and fauna, to make other consequential distinctions in the natural world, and to use this ability productively (in hunting, in farming, in biological science) is exercising an important intelligence and one that is not adequately encompassed in the current list." This area has to do with nurturing and relating information to one's natural surroundings. Examples include classifying natural forms such as animal and plant species and rocks and mountain types. This ability was clearly of value in our evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers; it continues to be central in such roles as botanist or chef.<br /><br />This sort of ecological receptiveness is deeply rooted in a "sensitive, ethical, and holistic understanding" of the world and its complexities – including the role of humanity within the greater ecosphere.<br /><br />Existential<br />Main article: Spiritual intelligence<br />Gardner did not want to commit to a spiritual intelligence, but suggested that an "existential" intelligence may be a useful construct, also proposed after the original 7 in his 1999 book. The hypothesis of an existential intelligence has been further explored by educational researchers.<br /><br />Additional intelligences<br />On January 13, 2016, Gardner mentioned in an interview with BigThink that he is considering adding the teaching-pedagogical intelligence "which allows us to be able to teach successfully to other people". In the same interview, he explicitly refused some other suggested intelligences like humour, cooking and sexual intelligence.Winter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/16829856315044551289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-46518482453677280982018-08-11T17:24:39.604-07:002018-08-11T17:24:39.604-07:00Intelligence modalities (Part 1)
Musical-rhythmic ...<br />Intelligence modalities (Part 1)<br />Musical-rhythmic and harmonic<br />Main article: Musicality<br />This area has to do with sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, tones, and music. People with a high musical intelligence normally have good pitch and may even have absolute pitch, and are able to sing, play musical instruments, and compose music. They have sensitivity to rhythm, pitch, meter, tone, melody or timbre.<br /><br />Visual-spatial<br />Main article: Spatial intelligence (psychology)<br />This area deals with spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye. Spatial ability is one of the three factors beneath g in the hierarchical model of intelligence.<br /><br />Verbal-linguistic<br />Main article: Linguistic intelligence<br />People with high verbal-linguistic intelligence display a facility with words and languages. They are typically good at reading, writing, telling stories and memorizing words along with dates. Verbal ability is one of the most g-loaded abilities.[9] This type of intelligence is measured with the Verbal IQ in WAIS-IV.<br /><br />Logical-mathematical<br />Further information: Reason<br />This area has to do with logic, abstractions, reasoning, numbers and critical thinking. This also has to do with having the capacity to understand the underlying principles of some kind of causal system. Logical reasoning is closely linked to fluid intelligence and to general intelligence (g factor).<br /><br />Bodily-kinesthetic<br />Further information: Gross motor skill and Fine motor skill<br />The core elements of the bodily-kinesthetic intelligence are control of one's bodily motions and the capacity to handle objects skillfully. Gardner elaborates to say that this also includes a sense of timing, a clear sense of the goal of a physical action, along with the ability to train responses.<br /><br />People who have high bodily-kinesthetic intelligence should be generally good at physical activities such as sports, dance, acting, and making things.<br /><br />Gardner believes that careers that suit those with high bodily-kinesthetic intelligence include: athletes, dancers, musicians, actors, builders, police officers, and soldiers. Although these careers can be duplicated through virtual simulation, they will not produce the actual physical learning that is needed in this intelligence.<br /><br />Winter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/16829856315044551289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-61056314369965955322018-08-11T17:13:23.052-07:002018-08-11T17:13:23.052-07:00I have heard that there are different kinds of int...I have heard that there are different kinds of intelligences. Consequently, a research team made up of people with different intelligences could solve problems more quickly than a team of researchers formed only by scientists who are geniuses in mathematics and conventional studies subjects. Of course, not all multiple intelligences are useful in a research team, but I think that some combinations of unusual intelligences might work better than expected:<br /><br />Theory of multiple intelligences:<br /><br />The theory of multiple intelligences differentiates human intelligence into specific 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. Howard Gardner proposed this model in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. According to the theory, an intelligence 'modality' must fulfill eight criteria:<br /><br />1- potential for brain isolation by brain damage,<br />2- place in evolutionary history,<br />3- presence of core operations,<br />4- susceptibility to encoding (symbolic expression),<br />5- a distinct developmental progression,<br />6- the existence of savants, prodigies and other exceptional people,<br />7- support from experimental psychology, and<br />8- support from psychometric findings.<br /><br />Gardner proposed eight abilities that he held to meet these criteria:<br /><br />1- musical-rhythmic,<br />2- visual-spatial,<br />3- verbal-linguistic,<br />4- logical-mathematical,<br />5- bodily-kinesthetic,<br />6- interpersonal,<br />7- intrapersonal, and<br />8- naturalistic.<br />He later suggested that existential and moral intelligences may also be worthy of inclusion.<br /><br />Although the distinction between intelligences has been set out in great detail, Gardner opposes the idea of labeling learners to a specific intelligence. Gardner maintains that his theory should "empower learners", not restrict them to one modality of learning.<br />When Gardner's theory on multiple intelligences came out in 1983, it radically transformed teaching and learning in the U.S. and around the world with the notion that there is more than one way to learn — in fact, there are at least eight! The theory was a huge departure from the more traditional "banking method" of education in which the teacher simply "deposits" knowledge into the learner's mind and the learner must "receive, memorize and repeat." <br />Instead, Gardner broke open the idea that a disengaged learner might learn better by using a different form of intelligence, defined as a "biophysical potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture." This defied previous consensus on the existence of a single, general intelligence or "g factor" that could be easily tested. On the contrary, Gardner's theory posits that each of us has at least one dominant intelligence that informs how we learn. Some of us are more verbal or musical. Others are more logical, visual, or kinesthetic. Some learners are highly introspective while others learn through social dynamics. Some learners are especially attuned to the natural world whereas others are deeply receptive to the spiritual world. <br />Winter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/16829856315044551289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-24522804880212699002018-08-11T16:46:51.565-07:002018-08-11T16:46:51.565-07:00LarryHart: "I think the innovation is in conv...LarryHart: <i>"I think the innovation is in convincing 30 to 40 percent of Americans to hate everything American while simultaneously thinking of themselves as American patriots."</i><br /><br />Ah, that. The more I meet with these folks, the less I think this is accurate. While Trump retains high 'support' numbers among this group, digging a bit deeper suggests a nuance: most don't know any reason to be angry, since the economy is mostly sound, the tax cuts are mostly in order, and a reversion to Bush Jr is no grand betrayal. They're uncomfortable with Trump's tweets, Russia, and a few other features of the administration, but they're not seeing an urgent threat (any more than Dems perceived Obama was a 'threat').<br /><br />The right has found a way to use their trolls as a shield to guard the non-trolls: they know that if they deploy trolls as a forward guard, the Left will engage with them in such a way as to tune out the non-trolls and leave them off the hook. Innovative? Not quite so sure...but the point of the story is it can only work IF progressives leave things at Facebook/Rachel Maddow level engagement, rather than personal hand-to-hand (block-to-block/precinct-by-precinct) engagement. If progressives preach to the choir, they'll continue coming 'close but no cigar' in November; regressives need only throw stink bombs into the churches to suppress voters.donzelionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991849781932619746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-51583202463679266732018-08-11T16:41:56.487-07:002018-08-11T16:41:56.487-07:00It seems that Dr. James Cheeseman is the only doct...It seems that Dr. James Cheeseman is the only doctor who can tell us when we are going to die, with a margin of a few days. That is good, because if we know that we are about to die, then we can go to complete medical exams, to find out what happens and apply the solution on time. This news is very useful for those who want to live at least three hundred years:<br />Link:<br /><br />https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-tiny-fruit-flies-unravelling-secrets.html<br /><br />It is an advantage to be the owner of the sword of the omen of the thunder cats :)<br />Winter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/16829856315044551289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-62032051905821056042018-08-11T16:16:32.172-07:002018-08-11T16:16:32.172-07:00donzelion:
One tests the system by seeing how wel...donzelion:<br /><i><br />One tests the system by seeing how well it recovers from the rubble they leave behind...<br /></i><br /><br />The Foundation recovered after the Mule. Maybe we can do the same.<br /><br /><i><br />Nothing new, except the noise.<br /></i><br /><br />I think the innovation is in convincing 30 to 40 percent of Americans to hate everything American while simultaneously thinking of themselves as American patriots.<br />Larry Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058877428309776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-34709461026556196542018-08-11T15:23:08.649-07:002018-08-11T15:23:08.649-07:00Duncan: "With regard to "intelligence&...Duncan: <i>"With regard to "intelligence" (a horrible variable that we can't measure repeatably) we will get a lot (5%??) of very smart people - and the very smartest will not be a whole lot smarter ...This IMHO is why teams work so well"</i><br /><br />I am beginning to regret using the term in this context. My point wasn't that genius is important - but that it will emerge all over the world, a fairly common statistically occurrence that reflects some portion of the population pretty much everywhere, in all ages. It may occur even more frequently some times, but that's not all that important: what matters is how 'good enough' skill gets utilized (genius or no) - and the folks who are capable of being 'good enough' will move to where their skills can be compensated (to the extent they can).<br /><br />No matter how great any single genius may be, the greater genius by far is reflected in a community able to welcome them, equip them, turn them loose, and show gratitude. In that, to worship 'Einstein' (the idea, not the person) is to remind others to open the doors to Jewish refugees, to be grateful to them - for whom too many millions had the doors slammed shut in their faces in 1939 (we could say the same thing about Syrian grad students and Steve Jobs...even if he never met his biological father).donzelionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991849781932619746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-24799513822861380532018-08-11T15:16:43.793-07:002018-08-11T15:16:43.793-07:00"Trump is cheating, but in old ways."
Th...<i>"Trump is cheating, but in old ways."</i><br />The oldest tricks in the book. The oddest part is that presenting old tricks with new media can, with deft hands around him, 'appear' novel. But snake oil salesmen have plied their trade for millennia. Occasionally, they hold power. Briefly. One tests the system by seeing how well it recovers from the rubble they leave behind...<br /><br />America has certainly had its share of dangerous would-be populists (Andrew Jackson?), inept iconoclasts who set the country on a path toward war (John Tyler, Pierce, and worst of all, Buchanan), who dawdled while the country 'seemed' in good shape but in so doing failed to cure the sicknesses (Harding, Coolidge, Hoover). Trump is the first outright charlatan to make it through - tweeting as if he were Andrew Jackson on steroids, twisting to his constituency with all the courage of Buchanan, and administering with the ineffectiveness of Coolidge. Nothing new, except the noise.<br />donzelionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991849781932619746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-25900462063799386572018-08-11T15:14:56.086-07:002018-08-11T15:14:56.086-07:00@Alfred,
Openly courting the Nazi vote might be c...@Alfred,<br /><br />Openly courting the Nazi vote might be considered a <i>kind</i> of innovation, Your Honor.Larry Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058877428309776731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-14456351106092119952018-08-11T11:17:13.279-07:002018-08-11T11:17:13.279-07:00Trump is cheating, but in old ways.
He's not ...Trump is cheating, but in old ways. <br />He's not innovating.Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-42380757700538962482018-08-11T10:11:01.495-07:002018-08-11T10:11:01.495-07:00Tim, inventing FTL wouldn't be cheating Newton...Tim, inventing FTL wouldn't be cheating Newton - for starters, Newton didn't invent any rules, he just discovered them; it's a bit like claiming to be cheating me when you make house rules while playing Monopoly. Also, Newton had no idea that the speed of light was any kind of limit - that was Einstein, who probably also wouldn't feel terribly "cheated" if you found an extension of his physics that gave you a workaround. (Alcubierre didn't "cheat" - he found a loophole, in that the relevant equations don't mention how rapidly space <i>itself</i> may expand or retract. It may not be a loophole any of us are able to exploit, of course...)<br /><br />Rules-lawyering the universe can be very munchkin, but it's not cheating. :-)Jon S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13585842845661267920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-17277336890256975222018-08-11T07:06:18.785-07:002018-08-11T07:06:18.785-07:00For the amusement of the 'Sundiver' fans e...<br />For the amusement of the 'Sundiver' fans everywhere, NASA delays Mission to Sun, believing that the Parker Solar Probe's could get closer at night.<br /><br />https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45058911locumranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812045410916208141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-72842631104832783972018-08-11T06:30:39.957-07:002018-08-11T06:30:39.957-07:00Slim Modie's analogy between music and social ...<br />Slim Modie's analogy between music and social rule sets falls flat, as any one can tell if & when they try to compare the melodic to the atonal, classical to jazz, jazz to rock & rock to rap. <br /><br />I mean, really now, what kind of fool argues that comparisons between Bach, Schoenberg & the Notorious B.I.G. demonstrate the universality of music?<br /><br />His 'armored-car that runs red lights' analogy is more apropo, since this is exactly what happened when transportation transitioned from the animal to the mechanical. Or, is he actually trying to argue that horses & oxen instinctively obey the 'red light, green light' traffic rule?<br /><br />Of course, the progressive rule set APPEARS correct, natural & intuitive to those WEIRD-os like Slim who who cannot conceive of a different rule set, even though all those other rule sets that feature inequality seem perfectly correct, natural & intuitive to BILLIONS of non-WEIRD humans everywhere.<br /><br />That's why David, Alfred & other people who are "stuck in an old way of thinking" are so quick to accuse INNOVATORS like Trump of cheating:<br /><br />Their 'cultural bias' is showing.<br /><br /><br />Bestlocumranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812045410916208141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-50713695323088226192018-08-11T05:31:07.454-07:002018-08-11T05:31:07.454-07:00Slime Moldy
Lets differentiate a bit. ( Does tha...Slime Moldy<br /><br />Lets differentiate a bit. ( Does that mean we will sound more like Alfred Differ?)<br /><br />Cheating your fellow man is generally a bad thing.<br /><br />A physicist trying to cheat Isaac Newton and invent FTL drive.....I approve.<br /><br />TacitusTacitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-49885719613440013802018-08-10T23:40:53.391-07:002018-08-10T23:40:53.391-07:00@locumranch | I mention innovators and cheaters ap...@locumranch | I mention innovators and cheaters appearing to be the same to people stuck in an old way of thinking and you jump right in and demonstrate it for us. Thanks. 8)Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-79735359790156548822018-08-10T23:38:55.669-07:002018-08-10T23:38:55.669-07:00@Duncan | "Normal Distribution" is in f...@Duncan | <i> "Normal Distribution" is in fact very very rare in the real physical world </i><br /><br />Reminds me of the spherical cow joke. When I first heard it, I thought it was cute. After digging and learning how to construct theories, I realized the joke was pretty deep.<br /><br />People confuse the map for the terrain all the time, but when it comes to statistical distribution lunacy, I like to throw Taleb's stuff around lately. Fat tails, black swans, and 'how could you possibly know that' are powerful cutting tools for dismembering nonsense. 8)Alfred Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170159981105973192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-10738617896062399202018-08-10T22:54:49.670-07:002018-08-10T22:54:49.670-07:00Locum: "Innovation, aka 'thinking outside...Locum: "Innovation, aka 'thinking outside the box', is cheating for all intents & purposes. It follows that (1) the rule obedient are natural conservatives and (2) progressives, by virtue of being innovators, are natural cheaters..."<br /><br />I get what you're trying to say. And I disagree. By your argument I might as well just start driving an armored truck and running every red light. Red is the new green, bro! Look Mom, I'm innovating! <br /><br />Let's try to apply your reasoning to musical instruments. For strings we can go back to 3000 BC maybe more. All your orchestral favorites. The lute. The harp. The piano. The guitar. The lap steel guitar. The electric guitar. Do they get tossed aside when somebody makes changes? Now lets take the pedal steel guitar. It is still being tweeked, more pedals, levers, tunings fret boards and isn't standardized you can choose an E9 or a C6 and nobody gives a hoot as long as you can contribute to the music. My technique book published in 1975 even points this out as it also dedicates an entire section showing famous players different tuning layouts and pedal configurations. INNOVATION is not cheating. I can play my guitar without a pick like Mark Knopler or I can finger tap like Eddie Van Halen, use a pick a broken bottle, a drill a bow, an ebow. It's all good. Innovation is innovation. If it sounds good and people like it then or even if it sounds like shit and YOU like it. It's all good. If I don't want to play my drum set and instead want to use scrap metal and plastic buckets filled with my own urine I could still find a band as long as I can keep time and play a groove. <br /><br />Moreover CHEATING is not innovation. Cheating is a selfish act that doesn't benefit anyone except perhaps the cheater. Cheating is figuring out how to break rules to serve yourself. Cheaters cheat when they are too lazy to work hard. Or when they are cornered or close-minded or ignorant. Given a way to save face I think most cheaters would rather change their behavior. I can't cheat at math. I can employ innovations like imaginary numbers to solve otherwise resolvable problems. I can't somehow cheat and play my drums like shit with poor timing and make people like the way it sounds. I can use a drum machine while I play the real kit. But that's innovation. Not cheating. I can tune my guitars or make them sound like a cat fight. But why would I?<br /><br />For the love contemplate why people appreciate jazz.<br /><br />It IS to laugh.<br /><br /><br />Slim Moldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804029818709230857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-83986255528715626072018-08-10T22:24:59.736-07:002018-08-10T22:24:59.736-07:00Blah blah. The fetish is to set up a magical incan...Blah blah. The fetish is to set up a magical incantation that<br /><br />- sounds polysyllabic and uses long words<br /><br />- declares something that is so blatantly opposite to well-known facts that they it just HAS to mean the declarer is a really smart person who sees a Truth that's deeper and hence over-rules all well-known facts...<br /><br />- strawmen! You guys see the clay doll model I made of you, way over on the far horizon that doesn't resemble you or share any traits with you? I declare it does!<br /><br />blah blah de blah blah.David Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-75985646363453481972018-08-10T21:55:30.454-07:002018-08-10T21:55:30.454-07:00Innovation, aka 'thinking outside the box'...<br />Innovation, aka 'thinking outside the box', is cheating for all intents & purposes. It follows that (1) the rule obedient are natural conservatives and (2) progressives, by virtue of being innovators, are natural cheaters.<br /><br />Problems occur, however, when progressives attempt to consolidate their innovative 'cheats' into a new status quo, resulting in <b> role reversal</b> between putative conservatives & progressives.<br /><br />The creation of more than one rule set leads to inevitable social instability, aka 'war' on a periodic basis, which can only resolve after one rule set reestablishes dominance.<br /><br />Whatever rule set dominates becomes the new social order; its adherents redefine themselves as the new conservatives while simultaneously redefining the defeated rule set adherents as the new 'cheaters'; until, eventually, further innovation triggers the whole cycle to repeat. <br /><br />It is this lack of historical perspective & self-awareness that defines our current age:<br /><br />Progressive innovators like our host act out the rule-obedient tradcon role while fancying themselves rule-disobedient revolutionaries & the traditional rule-obedient conservatives (who has pretty much lost everything worth conserving) are now free to cheat, innovate & act out in the progressive rule-disobedient manner.<br /><br />It is to laugh.<br /><br />Bestlocumranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812045410916208141noreply@blogger.com