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Cake day: January 12th, 2024

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  • I’m very tired and had a long day so I’ll keep it short:

    A lot of people (myself included) have difficulty listening to authorities. But if i can see the deeper meaning and benefit of a rule, it’s easy for me to keep to it. That is what i mean by putting “meaning(ful rules) into the world”.

    On the other hand, if somebody gives out commands without explaining the reasoning behind them, i will often complain, revolt or otherwise try to undermine the authority. That is what i mean by “violence leads to counterviolence”.

    I hope that was clear enough.



  • Unchain yourself from the criticisms of figures your country has implanted in you over your lifetime, and think in terms of ideas.

    Realistically, that’s not gonna happen for most people. Hear me out:

    In 1500s when the printing press was invented, Martin Luther (not to be confused with Martin Luther King) saw the opportunity to print “bibles for everyone” to transform everybody into a priest - an enlightened being that always (or at least mostly) does the good/right thing.

    We know from history that that didn’t succeed. Not everybody turned into a priest, not even close. Instead, he caused Evangelism, and is partially causal for the Thirty Years’ War.

    Realistically, people thinking in terms of ideas is an inclination you’re born with (or so I believe). There’s just a lot of people who are not gonna do that. Especially if people see themselves at a (economic) disadvantage because of it. Most people just wanna live through ordinary life.


    BTW, I guess something similar happened with the internet. When the internet was first invented, people guessed that it would lead to the total education of all human beings. Instead, it has caused smartphones, “social” media (which is more antisocial media tbh), and a lot of spreading dumb narratives. So i’m not sure it really “enlightened” the people.