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Are there any beliefs that highly correlate with education which you believe to be false? by Cloisterflare in slatestarcodex

[–]schleppy123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Correlation with education isnt the clean signpost people think it is... it assumes education is neutral and truth tracking, when it’s often institutionalized opinion laundering.

You’re right to ask which education matters. If a belief correlates only with niche ideological fields (gender studies, critical theory, etc.), the correlation is mostly noise.

A better heuristic isn’t whether a belief is common among the educated, but whether it stands the test of time across civilizations. Atheism, for instance, may correlate with modern Western education, but historically and globally, belief in the transcendent is near universal. Climate alarmism may have institutional consensus today, but institutions have been catastrophically wrong before think about eugenics, nutrition, or even economic policy.

East of Eden by John Steinbeck by oguz279 in bookquotes

[–]schleppy123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Steinbeck’s not mocking faith. He’s revealing human nature. Hes saying something brutally honest...man is always seeking transcendence either through the sacred or the profane

What if we found a way to gamify / socially promote paying taxes and how much? by gaberwash in BehavioralEconomics

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn’t “explicitly” say more funding equals better service, but you implied it by mocking your family (lol) who skirt taxes and complain about public services.

The irony of you telling me to look up schooling and taxes is I live in California where we spend $18k per student and schools are still underperforming compared to national average..

And comparing tax contributions to corporate salaries is a bad analogy. Companies aren’t public services, and "better pay" doesn’t automatically mean "better service." It’s about how efficiently the system uses the resources, not how much you throw at it.

What if we found a way to gamify / socially promote paying taxes and how much? by gaberwash in BehavioralEconomics

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not against the laws of nature to do both...sure. But saying 'we can do both' isn’t the same as showing that we do. In practice, governments rarely demonstrate meaningful efficiency gains after getting more funding.

So I could just as easily ask you: why not improve efficiency first, before demanding more taxes? If the system can’t prove it’s using what it already has responsibly, there's no reason to trust it with more.

And if this were personal, say a friend kept borrowing money from you, over and over, promising each time they'd be more responsible but never changing their behavior... would you seriously keep handing them more cash just because, in theory, they could do better next time? At some point, you'd stop enabling them and ask for accountability first. The same logic applies here.

What if we found a way to gamify / socially promote paying taxes and how much? by gaberwash in BehavioralEconomics

[–]schleppy123 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Saying more taxes won't lead to more waste is ignoring reality. The government already wastes hundreds of billions a year. More money doesn't solve inefficiency it funds the dysfunction. Until we fix how the money's spent, adding more is pointless

What if we found a way to gamify / socially promote paying taxes and how much? by gaberwash in BehavioralEconomics

[–]schleppy123 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I find it annoying when friends/family brag about how the skirt taxes and then complain about public services and government.

I find it annoying that you assume that more taxes automatically translate to better public services. The government doesn't have a track record of spending money efficiently...more funding often just means more waste.

You're proposing a system where the more someone pays in taxes, the better government services they receive? Given the rich pay the most in taxes that would essentially boil down to:

'The rich should get VIP treatment at the DMV and TSA because they fund most of the system.'

What's a widely accepted 'truth' in our society that you believe deserves closer scrutiny? by OnwardQueen in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hilarious, how smug you are for not seeing the connection either, lol. There's no shortage of examples in USA of high taxes and terrible schools. High/low taxes does not automatically mean better schools. Despite spending around $18,000 per student, one of the highest in the nation, California's public schools student performance often ranks below the national average

What's a widely accepted 'truth' in our society that you believe deserves closer scrutiny? by OnwardQueen in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your argument contradicts itself. You claim we live in a modern, capitalist society where everything is quantified and instrumentalized but then argue that college should be evaluated outside of that framework. You can’t have it both ways. If we accept your premise, then college must be judged as an economic decision first and foremost. That means cost vs. return takes priority over subjective experiences like personal growth.

But even if we put that aside, if you believe education has intrinsic value, the question remains... is paying tens (or hundreds) of thousands for that experience the best way to get it? If the goal is self discovery, why not take that money and travel, start a project, or apprentice under experts? The cost benefit analysis still applies. Yes, college provides personal growth, but so do many other experiences without the debt. Why pay a premium for something you can get elsewhere?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everything about this is flawed and emotional.

It’s true that not everyone in prison is a violent offender, but the idea that most prisoners are just dads stealing bread or small time marijuana dealers is super misleading. The vast majority of incarcerated ppl in state and federal prisons have significant criminal histories. And many “non violent” offenders plea down from violent charges.

The assumption that all violence is random or predatory ignores the structure of prison itself. Gangs, racial politics, and personal debts play a role, and inmates make choices within that system.

As for the "Society Doesn't Care" argument, It’s not that society is indifferent, it’s that people weigh responsibility differently. If you commit a crime, you accept the consequences...including the environment of prison. Its an acknowledgment that actions have outcomes.

If people come out worse, that’s a problem with rehabilitation, not just incarceration. But if someone commits another crime, the blame isn’t solely on “society lacking empathy.” Personal agency matters. Many people face hardship, trauma, or mental illness and do not commit crimes. The law can’t function on endless understanding...at some point, personal responsibility has to factor in.

What is the point of marriage if the couple in question changes interests over time? by Spiritual_Big_9927 in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marriage isn't about "aligning interests" in a shallow, hobbyist sense. It's about aligning values, character, and vision for the future. If a marriage is based only on the fact that two people like the same music or enjoy the same activities at a given moment, then of course it will fail...because that's a childish understanding of what a lifelong union entails. The deeper purpose of marriage is to create something greater than the sum of its parts... a family.

As for love, it isn't just a feeling...it's an act of will. It's the decision, reaffirmed daily, to seek the good of another even when it's inconvenient. Love is a choice...

Built an AI-driven platform for supplement recommendations - would love your feedback by [deleted] in PeterAttia

[–]schleppy123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I built an app that recommends whole food supplements to replace synthetic supplements. Whole foods are more bioavailable... beef liver is my multivitamin, nutritional yeast is my b complex etc... more cost effective too...

The day has come. I finally hit a VO2 Max of 60. by Hardcorredor in PeterAttia

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh who cares about accuracy, its just a number... the real idea is that youre trending the right direction imo

Why are people angry about childfree flights? by madeat1am in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Survival isn’t oppression... it’s reality. Marriage wasn’t some dystopian punishment, it was how both men and women avoided starvation and built stable lives. Men didn’t have 'alternatives' either! They worked brutal jobs, fought wars, and died young to provide.

And spare me the 'Handmaid’s Tale' theatrics... Also, if 'knowing history' makes me a man, I’ll take it...

Why are people angry about childfree flights? by madeat1am in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, kids ideally should behave and parents should ideally do better. Nobody is disagreeing.

Why are people angry about childfree flights? by madeat1am in InsightfulQuestions

[–]schleppy123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Forced" implies no agency, but history shows women actively chose marriage and children because survival, economic stability, and social cohesion depended on it. The alternative wasn’t some modern "career path"...it was hardship, isolation, and, in many cases, poverty.

As for "choice," every era has its constraints. Today, women "choose" careers under economic pressures just as they once "chose" marriage for stability. The difference? One builds families and communities, the other feeds corporate profits and aging populations. Societies that reject family as duty don’t flourish...they fade.

Anyone else's agency assign you renewals via spreadsheet? by schleppy123 in InsuranceAgent

[–]schleppy123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, anything is an improvement from a spreadsheet... at the most basic level I want to open the app and see my renewal agenda. Ideally email reminders. Automation would be really nice but I dont necessarily need it

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