Oddbean new post about login | logout We're not more selfish. We're more solipsistic because we're more vulnerable. It's not fair to us, to phrase it like a design flaw.
Selfishness without any context is not a negative thing. In fact, selfishness can be very virtuous. There’s an entire book about it that I know a lot of people around here like 🤣 https://i.nostr.build/AaWWq.jpg
Interesting… My other half is a staunch socialist, we get married in two weeks time. Are you suggesting her outlook will change from that point? I’ve always veered more toward anarchic behaviour myself although we initially met on a political campaign in 2017.
I feel this revelation should come with a trigger warning on here...
Statistically, the chances of her positions shifting on various issues will be high over the next several years. That doesn't mean she will stop identifying as a Socialist, but she may emphasise different things. My personal pet conspiracy theory is that politically-engaged people of all factions have more in common with each other than with normies in many ways. But most are loathe to admit the possibility
I think that's basically horse shoe theory isn't it? I spend a fair amount of time in a state of cognitive disonance but I try to keep open to different and new ideas. I'm very aware of how little I know. A lot of political people think they have the answers but the world is clearly super complex. Lot's of libertarian ideals sound like they work at small scale but we don't live in that world. We have mega corporations, we all use the same tech, capitalism will centralise production as it's more efficient. Like I said, I don't have any answers....
The irony being that Rand, in later life was taken car off by the state... lol I'm aware of her work but that point always stuck with me. Not as a justification for the state but that people can become unwell or just age and often end up needing care. A life of selfishness ended with her in that position which to my mind, discredits her somewhat. I'm vary aware that my world view at 20 is very different to what it is now and I expect the same to be true if I reach 80. Whilst clearly very smart, I think Rand lacked humility and it kicked her in the arse eventually.
Yeah. She thought she was a person who doesn't need other persons. Induhvidualism.
