Great men are more afraid of the consequences of inaction than the consequences of action, and for everyone else it's the reverse

Great men are more afraid of the consequences of inaction than the consequences of action, and for everyone else it's the reverse

10 thoughts on democracy from Tocqueville

1. Democracy atomizes. It disconnects a man not just from 'his ancestors' but also his descendants and peers. Tocqueville: 'Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of…

10 thoughts on democracy from Tocqueville

1. Democracy atomizes. It disconnects a man not just from 'his ancestors' but also his descendants and peers. Tocqueville: 'Each man is for ever thrown back on himself alone, and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of…

The most based take is that god is currently being synthesized. The old religions are being composted and their useful elements harvested. We are in between gods.

In 1997, Hans Eysenck died the most cited psychologist in the world. THEN he was posthumously cancelled. An enquiry said his work was 'unsafe'

Code for 'problematic but TRUE'

Eysenck studied human intelligence and discovered 8 traits common to geniuses across history. A thread:

G.K. Chesterton's best book: Orthodoxy (1908)

Here are its 10 best ideas:

1/ Love precedes lovability: 'Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.'

10 paradoxical truths from 10 brilliant men

1. C.S. Lewis: Originality is best attained via copying.

2. Nietzsche: Compassion is a psyop designed by the weak to redirect resources from the most deserving to the least.

3. Chesterton: You need to hate the world enough to change…

It is 1928

One professor writes a best-selling parenting guide...

THEN 3 of his own kids commit suicide

Meet John Watson: the father of Behaviorism

A story of scientific arrogance, the meaning of love, and one 'expert' with blood on his hands👇🏻

The economic concept of 'opportunity cost' needs to be applied to moral debates. For example prioritizing 'equality' sounds good until you realize the opportunity cost is NOT prioritizing 'excellence.' Which means you lose to a society that ruthlessly promotes the best

10 thoughts on writing from Martin Amis:

1. All writing is a campaign against cliché. Not just clichés of the pen but clichés of the mind and clichés of the heart.

2. Don’t dumb down: always write for your top five per cent of readers.

3. A creative idea is a telegram from the…