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@UncleIroh we haven't found the optimal balance of truth and comforting lies to keep humanity from murdering itself yet.

@UncleIroh I would say the quick path is better because people will learn from it.

Take how most people recognize that Communism is a bad idea but support Feminism. Why? Because Communism causes societal collapse within a decade or two while Feminism takes over a century.

When one generation can enjoy the fruits and leave subsequent generations with the cost, you will get corruption and decay.

Better to have the consequences of ones bad choices manifest within one's own lifetime.

@UncleIroh You're right, but my issue is with the fact that you get tyranny either way, and I have a rule of thumb where if two paths lead to the same outcome, the correct path is the one that requires the least degree of effort and energy.

Allow the strong to rule, you get tyranny. Cultivate a society that allows the weak to rule, you also get tyranny, but at least the strong ruling is natural and automatic and thus requires less effort and energy.

In the end, life is just will to power.

@UncleIroh The issue is that while we held down the strong in the name of preventing fascism, we now have a fascism of the weak which is arguably more oppressive because the weak outnumber the strong, and there is nowhere to hide.

A cruel and tyrannical ruler can be overthrown, but how can we throw off the cruelty and tyranny of the majority of the people in a corrupt democracy?

@37712 @Pain66 I use Google Drive for the files related to my online persona, but my hard drive was for my personal stuff like pictures, documents, etc. I don't want those floating on the internet where they could be hacked or released.

I just watched this really good video about Nietzsche vs Dostoevsky and liked how the commentator combines and contrasts the philosophers, and I see a lot of myself in that. I lean (a lot) more towards Nietzsche, but Dostoevsky does have good points about how Nietzsche's philosophy can be used to justify atrocious acts, but that's nature for you I guess.

youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8a6ckAQ5

@Pain66 They're just games on the Google play store. You can program keyboard controls easily.

@Solo_Knight He's aware of me I've been told by a mutual contact, so this isn't coming out of nowhere.

@Moon Everyone knows the more powerful you make the government, the less corrupt it becomes. /sarc

@Pain66 This is why politicians love Wall Street. Capital gains taxes are a massive portion of government revenue, so stimulating an asset bubble largely pays for itself in terms of tax revenue. If only it didn't cause inflation in showered upon the normies.

@Pain66 Women are basically sex pets when you think about it.

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