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Billionaires are shallow minds. They have zero metaphysical depth.

To proudly admit one does not introspect, is... insane.

Documentary about Flat Earthers.

This is a case-study in epistemic pervertry.

When I see Flat Earthers, my first reaction is not, "Haha! What deluded idiots!" My reaction is: "If a human mind can convince itself so thoroughly of something like that, then the mind can convince itself of anything. The mind is so powerful that it can convince itself that it is a human in a physical world." That is the obvious lesson.

Flat Earthers don't prove science correct. They prove that science is as much a self-deception as Flat Earth. That's the epistemic lesson no one is learning. A scientist is as deluded about science as a Flat Earther is about Earth. This is the one thing no scientist is allowed to admit. But it is 100% true.

This is both hilarious and indicative of conservative self-deception at large.

Conservatives are in denial that many of them are racist. There is a painful kind of awakening where you realize, "OH!!! Me and my tribe are racists! Of course!!!"

Conservatives have invented an entire sub-culture for denying racism. Why? Precisely because they are racist. It's comical. But they can't admit they are racist because being racist has such a negative stigma and they need to see themselves as the good guys. Plenty of conservative political content serves the function of convincing conservatives that they aren't racist when the truth is that they are.

At least in the past old-school racists were honest and owned their racism. But today's racists bullshit themselves about not being racist. Conservatives love to whitewash history and minimize the historical ugliness of racism because they need to feel proud of their tribe/race/culture/ethnicity.

Look. If you are racist, just admit it to yourself. That will be progress toward truth. Whatever evil or ugliness lurks within you, just admit it to yourself. It's okay. That is real development. There is no point in bullshitting yourself. Don't be a racist and a clown too.

More good political science. You should subscribe to this guy's channel. He puts out consistently insightful political analysis.

Notice how all of politics is unconscious survival. Politics is various survival strategies which suit the survival landscape of the time and place. But none of the actors in the game understand why the game is the way it is.