An interesting post over at Overcoming Bias: We feel a deep pleasure from realizing that we believe something in common with our friends, and different from most people. We feel an even deeper pleasure letting everyone know of this fact. This feeling is EVIL. Learn to see it in yourself, and then learn to be horrified by how…
Contemplating Confirmation Bias
Image from weber.edu As I sit here at my allergist waiting on the all-clear after my shots, I’m thinking about something that’s been bothering me for a while. It’s called Confirmation Bias, and it essentially means that once you’re in a camp, you tend to take inputs that agree with that camp. And as you do so you…
The Future is Divided
First off I’ll just say that I’m really bad at this. I seem to fail to take into account the most important variables while latching on to the most inconsequential. That being said I’m going to have a go anyway. I’m seeing a number of trends that I want to try and hash out. Be aware: this is…
This Is How You Manufacture Consent
In other words, Iran is involved in killing Americans. That gives us permission. This is so obvious it’s painful to look at. Fortunately for the government the American public is too stupid to even notice they’re being manipulated.
Alone Before Together
I got a great response to my recent “nice guy” post. It seemed to resonate with a lot of people. Of all the great comments the one in the title stood out the most. The quote belongs to someone named Morris, and I very much appreciate the comment he made. I think this is going to be the…
Measuring The Quality Of A Society
I can always tell when I’m in a bad neighborhood. I don’t have to witness crimes or even see another human being at all. The little things give it away. The first thing I notice about gas stations, for example, is whether or not the little support thingy has been removed from the pump’s trigger mechanism. You know,…