Yes, I could. How might I be wrong? This is a question everyone needs to ask of themselves now and then. And, it’s a question which needs to be considered carefully enough that the answer makes itself known to you. Making sure you know how you might be wrong isn’t self-absorption. It’s self awareness and a recognition that you can be wrong. Anyone can.
Tag: business
Why Policymaking Won’t Work for Complex Societies (and Why Principles Will) – Part 1
You are not an expert. Even the experts know they are not experts. They will spend their entire lives just grappling with one sub-facet of one of these facets, and their work still won’t be done. To claim to empirically know how to ensure the best outcome for everyone in any issue is folly. Policymaking (the practical utilitarianism used in most political thinking) is an unscalable way to make decisions.
What Am I For? What Am I Against?
Does an act, rule, or policy violate someone else’s equal and identical rights? Does it make it harder for them to exercise their Rightful Liberty? If so, I’m against it. Even if it might seem to “help” me in some way.
How Does Our Demeanor Affect Our Experiences?
We are often told by some women that women (in general) have a unique and crumby experience in the world. Men are constantly ogling them, making inappropriate remarks, sexualizing them, and just generally being creepy. We are told that this is the nature of being a women, or at least a somewhat attractive women. This is bullshit.
Worse Than The Worst
Yes, I actually think losers who play the standard “knock out game” are probably less ethically reprehensible than the losers who clinically murder people for the State. And that’s a really low bar to begin with.
Words Poorly Used #115 — Fault
I posted a link on Facebook about a self-driving auto in Las Vegas that had a wreck within the hour of its intro to the streets. Several people were quick to respond that the misadventure had truly been caused by a human truck driver.
All Companies Die; Not All Companies Really Live
What most people don’t tend to accept is that all companies eventually do die – even the big ones. Walmart will one day cease to exist. Even Amazon.com will one day go the way of the dodo. It’s happened before, and it will happen again. Your company may last for a long time if you run it right, but you cannot hope for immortality. That wish won’t be granted.
It’s Times Like This That Make Me Love ‘Merica
How cool is it that a guy born in 1890 who built a restaurant chain that sells one of the humblest foods imaginable is honored like royalty? Don’t get me wrong, he was a total baller. He was the closest free-markets get to royalty; someone who created tons of wealth by making other people happy.
There’s No Reason Money Changes The Nature of a Trade
What is happening when consenting adults have sex? They are trading emotional and/or physical feelgoods. And when money is involved? They are likewise trading emotional and/or physical feelgoods… Say what now? It’s true.
Are You Ready for The Battle That Comes With Your Dream?
You want to write comments on the things that other people build, but you don’t want to build. It’s an ugly game out there for those who think they have the right to build things. When you step up to the plate and create, you become a target.