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But I'm not thinking about these associations, I'm thinking by means of them. If I draw a picture of my house, I have to use pencil and paper, lines and colors, but I'm not making a drawing of a drawing of my house. This leads to infinite recursion. Polanyi wrote about this. I'll have to give him a...

But I'm not thinking about these associations, I'm thinking by means of them. If I draw a picture of my house, I have to use pencil and paper, lines and colors, but I'm not making a drawing of a drawing of my house. This leads to infinite recursion. Polanyi wrote about this. I'll have to give him a...

It seems like the US already has a very elegant system for distribution of powers but that unlimited election spending just privileges the wrong kinds of candidates? Smart people already make the decisions, but leaders need to dumb down because that's how media spending shapes the message. ....which...

It seems like the US already has a very elegant system for distribution of powers but that unlimited election spending just privileges the wrong kinds of candidates? Smart people already make the decisions, but leaders need to dumb down because that's how media spending shapes the message. ....which...

Meaning of Life: partial transcript from this discussion [Time stamp] [0:00:10] Moderator: What does the word “meaning” denote in the expression, “meaning of life”? [1:24:55] Jordan P eterson: Okay, so that’s two meanings: meaning of “order” - stable / security - it can tilt towards tyranny if it ge...

Meaning of Life: partial transcript from this discussion [Time stamp] [0:00:10] Moderator: What does the word “meaning” denote in the expression, “meaning of life”? [1:24:55] Jordan P eterson: Okay, so that’s two meanings: meaning of “order” - stable / security - it can tilt towards tyranny if it ge...

Okay, here's a framework that I worked through with my brother over email (emanating from discussion of the Rushkoff video in the original post): ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Wow, okay so this has been a very engaging conversation for me. I really didn't know where this was going to go and I don't have a p...

Okay, here's a framework that I worked through with my brother over email (emanating from discussion of the Rushkoff video in the original post): ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Wow, okay so this has been a very engaging conversation for me. I really didn't know where this was going to go and I don't have a p...

People need some kind of cultural structure as a 'way in' to the sacred. The problem is that the structure tends to follow its own logic as do the people who adopt that structure. The institution tends to become sacred as well, or at least regarded that way. Maybe this isn't all bad and it's probab...

People need some kind of cultural structure as a 'way in' to the sacred. The problem is that the structure tends to follow its own logic as do the people who adopt that structure. The institution tends to become sacred as well, or at least regarded that way. Maybe this isn't all bad and it's probab...