Better Human - Aug 22
Chronological snobbery, thinking for yourself could save your life, the difference between success and failure, and you need an ID for what?
Dear Fellow Human,
C. S. Lewis called it “chronological snobbery,” the idea that past humans and times were inferior to now.
We look back on past generations and snicker at their primitive technologies and ideas.
What’s most dangerous about this idea is how so many modern humans think we live in a post-history world where history is only a thing of the past.
But 2020 is history to 2040. And 2021 will be a completely different time compared to 2100.
The thing I wonder about is how many things we believe today will be “debunked” in the near future?
My guess is it’ll be a lot.
And if you look at history and how fast technology and the collective human consciousness evolves, this will keep happening at a faster rate moving into the future.
This is one reason why I don’t trust the government, politicians, or “experts” on anything.
It’s why I focus on first principles thinking and why I don’t blindly accept ANYTHING without rigorous analysis and experimentation.
I’m an outlier, that’s true, but we can ALL claim more of our agency to think for ourselves. And we should. We must.
Because the only way to protect individual sovereignty and bring freedom to all humans is to protect the right and promote the necessity of individuals thinking for themselves.
Bitcoin solves the money problem, but only you can solve the ‘think for yourself’ problem.
For every single human that outsources her thinking to someone else, we have a problem.
Letting others think for you is how the powerful maintain and gain more power—by convincing you that you need them and that they will take care of you.
It’s how corporations dupe you into buying junk you don’t need.
It’s how religious radicals convince young men to kill themselves so they can go to heaven, where 72 virgins will be waiting for them.
So on and so forth.
All because of letting others think for you.
I can’t think of a more tragic realization to have than to realize that maybe you should have thought for yourself at the end.
It makes me sick, and why I’m compelled to share these ideas with as many people as possible.
A simple way to think about this:
Every time you repeat something you hear/see without checking source material, you lie to yourself and others because you have no actual clue what you’re talking about. (I know not everyone feels this way, but come on, people— let’s be better!)
If you make important life decisions (medical, financial, health, child-rearing, etc) because “it’s what everyone is doing,” then consider that most people are the following: overweight, depressed, addicted to fake food, drugs, pharmaceuticals, screens, distractions, are poor sleepers, don’t know history, care more about sounding right than being right, believe what they see on TV, suck at eye contact, are judgmental and closed-minded and are otherwise not thriving humans.
Just a couple of things I hope you’ll consider.
The mark of a Better Human is thinking for yourself.
A Principle of Better Human
Growth Mindset
There are two ways to look at everything, and only two.
Fixed minded or Growth minded
The fixed mind sees reasons why things are the way they are. And so doesn’t even think to change things.
The growth mind sees opportunities and considers obstacles merely as hurdles to overcome and figure out.
Everything in your life you’ve ever accomplished and felt proud of came from a growth perspective. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even have tried.
Cultivate the growth mindset with every ounce of your being. It is the most important thing for creating an abundant life.
“There are no facts, only interpretations.”
-Nietzsche
Train anxiety
We know how to get fitter through physical exertion.
What about training the mind and eliminating anxiety?
Training.
Train through intense self-examination, mindfulness, mediation, nature, and being supremely in the moment.
You don’t need ID to vote but do for everything else?
Freedom of medical choice is protected in America.
This is at risk only because the MSM and political machine have captured the masses' attention.
Most Americans have never read the constitution.
Most don't know their rights.
This will go on for a couple more years until people and companies start getting sued into oblivion.
I can't wait to start seeing those headlines.
At that point, you'll see the MSM change their tune. They will hop on whatever public sentiment bandwagon they can.
All of this nonsense is one more example of why you must think for yourself.
Deaths in America
~2,000,000 Americans die every year. Heart disease and cancer make up for about 1.1 million of that. THen other modern diseases the rest. Accidents are between 100K and 200k usually.
It’s probably more now since these stats are from a few years ago.
In 2020, we could expect a similar number of Americans to die.
How many of the 2,000,000 were counted as “covid” deaths?
I think I’ve seen the estimate at around 500,000.
And since most of the “covid” deaths they report also report health issues (comorbidities), then how many of the people that were going to die in 2020 anyways were instead reported as dying from “covid?”
Of course, we will never know because of the political (and financial) incentives put in place that have politicized this virus.
I am just sharing known things.
It's easy to think for yourself when you look at the data RATHER THAN LISTENING TO SOMEONE INTERPRET THE DATA through whatever biased and incentivized lens they have.
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Things should fall apart… that’s the ebb and flow of nature and life
“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. When we think that something is going to bring us pleasure, we don’t know what’s really going to happen. When we think something is going to give us misery, we don’t know. Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all."
— Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart
An Anecdote
Your Personal Angel
A story about an angel who has been taking care of you even before you were born and will always take care no matter how much you grow old.... you know that angel as Mother, Mamma, Mom...
My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, ‘Eeee, your mom only has one eye!’
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’
My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, ‘How dare you come to my house and scare my children!’ Get Out Of Here! Now!’
And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
My dearest son, I think of you all the time.
I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see... when you were very little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother
Source: Top 100 Motivational Stories: The Best Inspirational Short Stories And Anecdotes Of All Time
I can’t even skim this without shedding a tear.
That kid is an asshole, maybe unrealistically so, but it does showcase how self-centered humans can be.
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