“Justice is the great legitimizer: It is what distinguishes a true leader from a tyrant.” This is another essay by Beaver, this time on the topic of justice. Any society, no matter how ideal, will have its share of dysfunctional individuals. These people will seek to further their own ends, their own power, at the … More Beaver Transcript: On Justice
“Rights are not protected by law, but by the citizen’s willingness to use violence against the authorities when they are not respected.” Before I go further, let me first explain what these Beaver transcripts are. They are a series of essays on various political and social topics posted on 4chan and other similar communities by … More Beaver transcript: On Rights
Just an interesting image that’s been floating around on 4chan for the past week:
This is a general difference that I’ve observed over the years on how the poor and the wealthy tend to treat their money. The poor tend to treat their money as if it’s boxes of cereal. It’s just there to be consumed and used. If one put 2 boxes of cereal in their pantry, a … More Is your money cereal or sheep? Difference between how the poor and the rich see their wealth
Never mind the skeletons added for dramatic effect, this little snippet below from Terence McKenna is pretty insightful. Just reading this little quote makes me think of my own experience with life. When I was working a high stress office job, I definitely was spending a lot more money on crap I didn’t need just … More The Consumer and the message of mediocrity
Interesting little post from 4chan: How do you recognise a foundation myth? It fulfils three functions. 1)It explains the origin and structure of the world (and society). 2)It defines ultimate good and evil (and from those definitions are derived the values that are used to justify the holding of power). 3)It determines what is held … More Standing Tall & Proud, or a Slanty Shanty? The Foundation Myth of your society explains why it is so
Reposted from Reddit. A lot of these are more elaborate and well developed versions of common sense stuff people may already do, but having them listed out like this is still very valuable and helpful: Practical Stoicism Tools Stoicism philosophy is on the rise. I have been practising it for a couple of years now … More Stoicism techniques and tools – whine less, enjoy life more
This is an old, but very simple picture from 4chan that does a very good job on what modern day media is capable of and does do all the time:
I’m not nuts about the modern psychiatric industry at all. Below is a brief anecdotal experience I encountered. It describes my thoughts a hell lot better than I can articulate myself. Years ago my grandfather died, and the whole family gathered in the state where he lived to attend the funeral. My uncle, who lived … More The disturbed girl, the psychiatrist and the puppy dog
Human Resources. Ever stop and just ponder the meaning and implications of this phrase? Chances are if you’re a working adult you’ve bumped into this phrase plenty of times and have just accepted it without thinking much. The phrase itself implies that you’re just a thing. Not quite an individual anymore, but just a thing … More Human Resources
Temple of Zagan 