I have little interest in traveling these days, for a variety of reasons. One is that I have extensively lived abroad and witnessed the marvels of multiculturalism this way already. Granted, I have hardly left the Western world, but I have seen quite a bit of it. Otherwise, I have spent a few months in… Continue reading Pilgrimages in Clown World are Impossible
In a recent comment, Yarara raised a philosophical question about taking methylphenidate (MPH), namely the position of not wanting to expose oneself to anything artificial, such as processed foods. The extreme position is to not consume anything that is not naturally occurring in nature, which is not a position he holds. MPH is an artificial… Continue reading The Philosophical Case for and Against Methylphenidate
I recently wrote a few blog posts on the middle and upper class distinction recently (cf. income differentials, status trap, elite socialization). In this article, I want to tie together some of my observations. Thinking more about middle/upper-class issues, I came to the conclusion that the defining characteristic of the middle class is adherence to… Continue reading Rule-Following vs. Rule-Defining as the Quintessential Middle/Upper Class Distinction
The other day a friend of mine sent me a video that discusses the significance of radiant and muted Christmas lighting in the movie Eyes Wide Shut, a movie I wrote about three years ago. The hypothesis presented in that video seems plausible, but that is not the point. Instead, my mind got stuck on… Continue reading Middle-Class Income Differentials Are Almost Inconsequential
In my last post I jokingly introduced the Blue Pill Conformance Index (BPCI) as a measure of how much of a blue-pilled cuck you are. In hindsight, though, it is pretty obvious that this metric is just as legitimate as a ton of b.s. metrics I encountered at university. For the uninitiated, every field is… Continue reading The Blue Pill Conformance Index (BPCI)
