This is a technical question in philosophy and the answer is that I think free will is gibberish but we have limited choice.
Limited by: genetics/intellect, character, experience, and physical limits (sickness).
INTPs rule the world.
> globalists want kill off the 99%
When did they say this? #Globalism and #Antinatalism is a ven diagram, but it ain't a circle.
In democracy, no, because we are already "equal."
@monarchist @freepatriot Are you a determinist when it comes to the question of free will?
@monarchist @freepatriot Haha. Well, envy is truly the enemy of life and human civilization. The old christians were very wise in spotting this, and making it a sin. Envy tends to punish yourself more than it makes you punish others. It should be purged out of the psyche.
Being content with what you have is an enormously powerful weapon when it comes to living a happy life.
I always try to think about how greatful I am for having food for the day and a roof over my head.
@monarchist @freepatriot Milei does seem to move in the right direction. What I have noted in swedish main stream news is that the more successful Milei is, the less is written about him. If there's a small temporary setback, all newspapers portray that in the worst possible light. So the lack of news about him recently does seem to indicate that he is doing well!
On the other hand... I always thought he would be shot, or perhaps the argentinians will vote in the left again, as per the fact
@monarchist @freepatriot that most (or all?) humans never learn. =/
@monarchist @freepatriot But! The trick is to realize that being greatful does not mean that you cannot be ambitious. You can hold those two positions at the same time.
Many authoritarians fear this. They want the greatful sheep, but not the ambitious.
@bigmattoidchimpin @freepatriot Indeed; Stalin being jewish is the simplest, most natural explanation for these data.
@Sophia_Ru @freepatriot Walks like a duck 😁
@bigmattoidchimpin @freepatriot I’m not in any position to prove much of anything about anyone; I simply don’t find mainstream scholarly denials of Stalin’s potentially jewish ancestry particularly compelling - which I do not believe is the case with Hitler. Stalin’s surname in Georgian is spelled “Dzhugashvili”, which Georgians have told me isn’t an absolute slam-dunk but nevertheless sounds to them a lot like “child of a jew”. I’ve also been told the mother of his firstborn child is a jewess, and that this is often obfuscated in most investigations. What’s most compelling to me is Stalin’s utterly cynical worldliness - which is quite a contrast from ethnic Georgians, in my experience with them; and how well this explains his attitude towards Georgians in general. So I’m more-or-less convinced, but I recognize it’s not an exceptionally strong case, objectively - so I don’t blame people for their doubt.