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That was pretty cringe to watch from John. It's what you call being reactive and qualifying yourself instead of being at the cause not the effect.

This situation is a great lesson in power and status. The Nobel Committee can choose to not recognize trump as the shared or full recipient if Maria Machado decides to give it to Trump this week but if she does and he takes it their opinion is irrelevant. It will diminish their credibility and increase his. That's how power works. It's about what happens and who can have effect on reality. Not our opinions about it. 48 laws of power should be on the book list, it's a simple and fun book to read that explain so much about how the world works. To be a positive actor for change(or a negative one) you must be extremely well versed at how power works or how to use it or you'll just be commenting on people changing the world. Like him or not, Trump is a masterclass on power and status. Anybody that doesn't respect his political skill is a fool. Anybody calling him stupid is a fool. Your opinion doesn't really matter, only results in life. The fact that he's a narcissistic sociopath doesn't change his success. It's surely a concerning situation but also a brilliant representation of the current stage of development of our species.

This video makes a good point that it's probable that the IDF will try to assassinate Ali Khamenei probably tomorrow. It would basically condemn the clerical regime and benefit everyone in the region including satisfying the people. All the incentives align towards getting rid of him.

What do you think makes that so unthinkable? It all depends really how far the US is willing to go with their attack on leadership.

I'm very curious what the airstrikes aim to accomplish, this video breaks down why intervening in Iran is much more difficult than Venezuela. They can try to kill the leadership or go for the oil fields, those are the two objectives that make sense. What will come after will be chaos though. The best case scenario I've heard is Reza Pahlavi coming back to the country as a symbol to oversee a democratic election taking place.

If you use merriam-webster it defines intelligence as: the ability to learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations. Google defines it as : 1.the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. It's just a wild thing to believe that reaching the top of 3 industries is lucky or he was somehow born into it? He became a real estate mogul, a media star and then got into politics. All three being complex industries full of competition and other talented people that won't give you their money easily. What exactly do you think defines intelligence if not for the ability to grasp systems and maneuver them to your advantage? Philosophy? It seems like you're coming at it from a socialism perspective which is often tied to delusion since oftentimes people believe themselves to be competent but cannot produce results outside of their imagination.

Yes gender is a biological construct. Souls don't have genders nor do consciousnesses. Females have boobs though so that's good. Big W for sexual dimorphism.

@Joshe I don't know why it makes you feel better to fantasy someone gaining control of a whole country to be stupid. It seems like lazy epistemology to me and actually it loops back to victim thinking. My whole point with this post is for us to understand how the system is skewed and learn the lessons and strategies of power to be able to influence it the right way. To summarize it as dumb stupid corrupt people take control of the system what can we do is weak thinking.

If you want to bootstrap a business one of the most important tools to understand are facebook ads. For $5-10 a lead you can start to find people interested in whatever you're pitching.

There's not really a more interesting topic in contemporary science. Especially if we're talking about removing dogma and ideology from the field and pushing the boundaries of what's achievable.

I would be careful saying LLMs can't think. They can find solutions to problems by analyzing data and connecting ideas between them. It's not so different from how a human brain works.

You should talk about anti aging and biological immortality with them.

I don't think these current protests will bring down the regime, lack of infrastructure to support a transition. Best of luck and much love to the Iranian people though.

Curious what that entails. The current regime is highly dependent on oil so perhaps they'll strike that(but that would cripple the future of Iranians regardless) or they'll blockade it or they'll go for a leadership decapitation strike and kill/capture the Supreme Leader or prime minister. It would be a much more tactically difficult operation than Venezuela though. Today is gonna be a popcorn type of day I see.

@zazen The americans having causes this mess doesn't change the fact that this Islamic theocracy is a terrible government that's not supported by 80-90% of the population.

Yes indeed. In the gaming world it's called a bug exploit. When you discover a vulnerability in software you exploit it to publicize it so it's fixed faster. Trumps abuse of the political system will lead to more robust international law and domestic law. It's an important phenomenon to study in depth.

@oldhandle Sea level is gonna rise by 10 inches by 2040, I think you're watching too many doomsday report. Seems like professional investors and institutions who's living is to invest in valuable land seems to think it's going to be just fine.

Everywhere has it's issues. Scandinavia looking like it's about to be close to the frontlines of the escalating ukraine conflict so I wouldn't be moving there myself. If you're living somewhere like Miami and you make good money there aren't many better places on earth.

What is the benefit of these? Increased mindfulness like meditation?

Which other countries do you think offer better standards of living than the United States?

There's no economic theory that can prove that fed independence is better. China proved that with their current dominance under a hybrid planned economy. Especially considering the current arms race happening globally with AI I don't necessarily fault the current administration for wanting to heavily pressure the fed.

Can you watch the content and think/talk with AI instead of spewing nonsense on important topics. What is the alternative to a monopoly on violence genius? A mexican standoff? Anarchy? The reason most peaceful cities and countries are peaceful is specifically due to the concept of monopoly on violence. It's a political science topic you've perhaps not heard of. A judicial system that arbitrates conflicts and handles law enforcement is what a monopoly on violence achieves. The other end is tribal warfare. Sort of like Mexico.

Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom and consciousness. Plenty of people that are a liability to themselves and others are incredibly smart but think in ineffective ways or drown in their own corrupt and sick minds. I don't think protests are fully a waste of time, they apply political pressure. You need leverage more than pressure though. For example, the current protestors in Iran need a planned transition government, support from neighbouring states and support from the local military to hope to overthrow the current regime. Protest by itself will get them shot in the streets until they've suffered enough to go home sadly.

I agree. They're still quite boring to me as a viewer unless I bet on it but they are a great institution for our civilization to foster. It helps us connect and compete in a cooperative way.

@Rilles You don't find value from AI?