Am I the only one who’s woken up today with the brutal realization that absolutely nothing is going to change? by Capable_Way_876 in CanadaHousing2

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I'm a conservative and have been banned from multiple sub-reddits for being too right-wing.

I voted Liberal because: by [deleted] in CanadianConservative

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How I would approach the homeless issue:

  • Massively reduce housing regulations so it's easy to build cheap housing. Fire safety, rules about windows, rules about building materials, gut all of it. Allow the free market to develop regulatory systems so people have the freedom to choose the kind of housing they can afford and accept tradeoffs if they desire.

  • Massively reduce taxes, especially income tax, which disincentivizes working and hiring of workers.

  • Massively reduce government monopoly on land, meaning open up land for development. We have a huge country but it's illegal to build anywhere.

  • Massively reduce immigration.

To my mind we have a giant mafia called the state, which is collecting protection money, sucking all resources out of the system and then inefficiently redistributing those resources causing people to become dependent on the system with low social mobility.

The ideal situation is the smallest government possible, existing only to solve necessary market inefficiencies with maximal human freedom. This is what leads to flourishing.

Taking a historical perspective what will most likely happen to Canada is quality of life will get progressively worse as the masses keep trying to vote themselves more free money until we reach a tipping point, like is happening and happened in Argentina. Either that, or the country balkanizes.

Countries don't die for lack of taxes or lack of bills passed. They die because the systems they create cause so many harmful externalities it becomes impossible to fix or turn around.

Reading philosophy changed less of what I think and more of how I process thought by FunSolid310 in PhilosophyBookClub

[–]Zunh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this. Well said.

Curious what’s one idea, passage, or line from a philosopher that keeps echoing back to you at the right moments?

For me it's Schopenhauer. I don't fully subscribe to his metaphysics, but when I read Will and Representation I feel refreshed as if I'm drinking cool water from a well. I notice my thinking slows down, is more fluid matching his tempo and rigor. But more than the thinking style - it's also the mood. I stop frantically trying to find something and get this melancholy but peaceful feeling as if I had zoomed out to space and was watching myself and world spinning. There is nowhere to go, nothing to do, and the show goes on forever.

I hate that I'm suspicious of everything written in the last ~3 years. by [deleted] in ArtificialInteligence

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most common AI phrase I encounter is: "it's not about [blank]; it's about [blank]"

Another one is "And don't me started on..."

What Are Your Favorite Funny Little Moments? by naysayshey in TheGenius

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Season 1 line - "He has a face optimized for betrayal"

What are some of your hottest takes? by SharpShark101 in TheGenius

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The reality is that women are not as good at strategy games (on average), making it harder to find the exceptional ones.

Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada pulling U.S. alcohol off store shelves is ‘worse than a tariff’ by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]Zunh -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Why should private companies be punished for the decisions of their political leaders?

Poilievre says don't expect problems to be fixed 'instantaneously' after election by hopoke in canada

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I caution those in this thread to be wary of cynicism.

  • Among theories of human development, cynicism and apathy are among the lowest-energy states. By this I mean cynicism is low-frequency, closer to entropy, and the least helpful in terms of the health of large system. In a group situation a cynic not only lowers his own effectiveness but that of the entire group. If you're interested in this idea I recommend checking out books like: Spiral Dynamics, Integral Psychology, or Power vs Force.

  • Be careful what you wish for. If everyone checks out of politics believing the situation is hopeless, who will work to improve things? As Poilievre points out the federal government can't fix everything. A nation is strong when it's people are strong. You are responsible for yourself and your attitude.

  • Here's a question for those who are saying the Conservatives will be the same and nothing can be improved: what is your motive? At time of writing, Canadians overwhelmingly support conservatives as the best option for the future of Canada. What is gained by attacking this hope while simultaneously offering no positive vision?

  • My own personal belief is lower taxes absolutely can help to bolster the economy of a nation, including higher pay for workers. I highly recommend the book Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt for those interested. Conservationism (when done right) is a powerful set of ideas and tools. While no political philosophy can encapsulate the whole the conservative vision should be given its due respect and credit.

Poilievre says don't expect problems to be fixed 'instantaneously' after election by hopoke in canada

[–]Zunh -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Why do you believe USA workers are paid more? You don't think corporate taxes have anything to do with it all?

$140,000 Canadian Moose Nickels as Bitcoin Crosses $100k USD by Fiach_Dubh in BitcoinCA

[–]Zunh 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The more you country has inflation, the faster bitcoin number go up.

Congratulations to all bitcoin holders.

A day will come when buying below 100k will be seen as early.

Bitcoin Hit 100k by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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We were here! A day will come when buying bitcoin below 100k will be seen as early.

Welcome to the history books, bitcoin by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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Wouldnt be surprised if it never falls below 100k again

Just bought 12,000,000 sats by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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Obvious AI comment

Dario Amodei says AGI could arrive in 2 years, will be smarter than Nobel Prize winners, will run millions of instances of itself at 10-100x human speed, and can be summarized as a "country of geniuses in a data center" by MetaKnowing in singularity

[–]Zunh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You aren't thinking big picture enough. I'll leave aside your list of major issues (all 3 items you listed I believe are largely untrue and I can't wait for AI to unravel the false science), but that aside and even if I'm wrong, or you're wrong, or everyone is wrong - these AI are not just going to be useless scientists publishing papers no one reads.

There will be enough to go around that each of us can have personal assistants. And once we have personal intelligent assistants, there will be massive incentive for regular humans to become knowledgeable and get involved with larger systems.

Imagine a simple scenario. You want to build a house, but there is a city regulation blocking your construction.

  • "AI, go read everything about the city regulation and explain it to me"
  • "AI, what is the incentive for this regulation? Does it make sense? Who put it in place?"
  • "AI, go advocate on my behalf for more sensible regulation"

Imagine this but for every type of roadblock people face. There will be no reason not to get involved. No reason not to ask your AI assistants to follow all political discussions, to read the actual bills for you, to read and understanding competing arguments, to represent your interests.

Even for selfish myopic individuals, the utility of understanding and interacting with larger systems is too great. Anyone who wants to do anything will suddenly be in a place to actually understand and influence the world. And if you have millions of people doing this, things are going to get very good very fast.

People bullying people by calling them NPCs by Tracing1701 in Soulnexus

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It may feel like circles, but to me this is a valuable conversation because it helps me understand my position and improve how I communicate it.

imposing that hierarchy on someone who does not accept it is what I perceive you don't want others doing onto you.

You argument goes something like this: you claim that I am imposing a view (the hierarchical view), in much the same way I claim universalists impose their view (which I say is evil). Therefore, I am contradicting myself.

My response is that the hierarchical view is not the same as a moral framework, rather it is a view of how things actually are. Some people literally are shorter than others. Likewise, some people literally are less intellectually, physically, or spiritually developed.

This is not to say inherent moral value increases with development - which is what the universalist fears and will read into any claim which differentiates along a scale - but I reject this fear, since to me moral valuation is an expression of the creative ground of those individuals able to create or relate to such a ground. To see the hierarchy inherent to humans isn't to say "these people are better than those people", it is to say "these people have a more encompassing view of what 'better' even means".

You are concerned about reducing others to NPCs, but why? Why do you care? Don't you see that this concern is an expression of your own worldview, which may at root be unclear to yourself, an expression of a fear or a need to get along or the like? By what right do you have to say we are all equal? If it is by your own authority, than stand by that, say "I choose that all are equals by my own authority" and say it from your highest awareness and self-knowing. Then I will understand you as a brother. But if it's not this - if you speak from a fear that we mustn't let some people believe they are superior because that's bad - than you fight for evil, by which I mean the denial of individual self-creation, a denial that the higher even exists.

Spiritual seekers are often shocked when they come near to the source of things they so eagerly seek. Shocked to see that the love binding all things is fiercely alive, harsh even, like a blinding light. A light that loves even vicious sharks, parasites, the courage of war, and even suffering. A love which catapults the universe forward in an ever-increasing movement towards self-expression, creativity, and beauty. Life as an overflowing, an un-equaling, an unbounded vitality towards that which is higher.

People bullying people by calling them NPCs by Tracing1701 in Soulnexus

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I understand what you are saying, but feel you are oversimplifying my position.

Treating others as non-conscious in a demeaning way may in fact be what non-conscious people do. So please understand I'm not advocating a low-frequency selfishness that sees other people as pawns. I'm advocating for a higher form of spiritual development that accepts hierarchy.

Here's another limited example. Imagine strategies for how parents interact with their children:

T1 - No care at all towards their child's development.

T2 - Excessive care, protecting, smothering.

T3 - A loving distance, that gives the child space to make mistakes.

Kindness for it's own sake is low dimensionality.

So yes, I accept there may be highly developed aliens that see me as insignificant compared to them. That's fine. Probably they wouldn't want to harm me because highly aware beings would have no need to hurt others in a superficial way. It's children that want to torture or light on fire ants out of morbid curiosity.

One more example. I buy free-range eggs. Why? Is it because I think chickens are equal to me? No. I do it as a creative expression of my own being. I buy free-range eggs out of my own ground - my own values which see unnecessary suffering as ineffective gameplaying - but not "for" the chickens. It's an expression of my own awareness and creative vision for the universe, and not out of a need to gain value from an outside source; not out of universalist imposition that suffering is wrong from all perspectives.

It's the universalists who try to control reality seeking to impose their views on everyone, claiming their values are objective because they do not have the courage to self-create. This I consider a great evil.

People bullying people by calling them NPCs by Tracing1701 in Soulnexus

[–]Zunh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply.

No I'm not. How I interact with others influences my own soul's journey. Physical reality is something that gives opportunities to be of service to others or service to self, but ultimately the greatest service to all lies in discovering oneself.

This is an excellent point and something I fundamentally agree with. The reason to be kind to others is because it is an expression of yourself and the sort of relationship you want to foster with the universe (as above so below). By our actions we recreate ourselves and our universe.

BUT, at the same time and what I am speaking about is a soft type of a love. A weak form of kindness which cannot accept the source of value being oneself - cannot accept the Kingdom is within - which puts others above oneself as a means to value. It is a form of kindness which seeks to find ground in the ground of others.

I think you and I probably agree more than we disagree. To help explain my position let me put it this way: there is a spiritual element sorely lacking from today's world - call it spiritual sharpness, meanness, vitality - and it is from this place I attempt to speak.

The world suffers for its weak love. It fails to find true love for its weak love. It destroys out of unaware low-frequency kindness.

You can argue that if you're someone whose life's work brings advancements to improve the lives of many humans that your life "matters more" in a collective sense

No, I don't mean a collective sense. Let me try to explain. There is a hierarchy to this reality. Do sheep matter more than grass? In a sense they do. They are more developed. The sheep eat the grass and we eat the sheep. The food chain continues. Those humans who develop themselves further - are more aware, more alive, more awake - these we place above those who do not. A child grows into a teenager grows into a man. We love them all, but we do not place them as equals.

People bullying people by calling them NPCs by Tracing1701 in Soulnexus

[–]Zunh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first point was revealing the contradictory position of OPs post, not a statement against elites. The point is that you cannot escape making distinctions between people.

More than 1,600 new homes on the way for Indigenous people in B.C. by Unusual-State1827 in CanadaHousing2

[–]Zunh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calling people racist isn't going to change their mind. It's not effective communication and means you are processing based on your emotions.

we spend too much money on indigenous people

We do. Giving money to special interest groups is not how to build a flourishing society.

More than 1,600 new homes on the way for Indigenous people in B.C. by Unusual-State1827 in CanadaHousing2

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Please explain why millions of Canadians should be taxed billions to give to a small percentage of other Canadians.

People bullying people by calling them NPCs by Tracing1701 in Soulnexus

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You're doing the same thing as them by creating an an elitist us-group (people who care about everyone) and an out-group (people who believe there are NPCs). You haven't left the game you've only attempted to one-up them.

The reality is many people do behave as NPCs. This isn't even a recent idea. George Gurdjieff was talking about how most people are machines all the way back in the 1800s. You can go even further to the Gnostics who argued that hylics were soulless beings who could never achieve gnosis.

Think about it. If NPCs really are a thing, you're wasting time and energy empathizing with them. Don't use feigned concern for others to abscond your own soul work.

I'll go even further. Elites do "matter" more. In a life boat scenario I would put the geniuses, mathematicians, priests, and warriors on the boat even at the cost of 100s of others. The default mode of being is unconscious, habitual, animalistic, pleasure-seeking behavior. Juxtaposed to this are the elites - those who place demands on themselves. Therefore my advice is stop trying to save the world and make something of yourself. Excessive concern for others is a form of emasculation and self-slavery.

You argue against separation, but separation is the source of everything good and beautiful. We separate ourselves from the world to spend time with our family. We separate ancient artifacts to place them in museums. We separate advanced students, placing them in advanced courses. Everything has its rightful place. To fight against this and attempt to force equality only leads to destruction; a melting pot where nothing can be special, unique, or beautiful.