Author: Mr Nobody
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Disdain for conviction
What I hear from those in favor of the liberalization of thought (in this context, religious thought), and their criticisms of those who err, as they see it, in their certainty and systematization. The skeptical, or at least effete, criticism of passion and conviction. A: I’m not taking anything for granted or adding anything. My…
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The god of Wokeism
On of the most cult-like elements of wokeism, or critical theory, or whatever you wish to call it, is its persistence in seoereting you from your culture by any means necessary. It’s adherents are orphans of time, isolated and cut off from their family, their culture, their history, all the traditional anchors of the self.…
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Why high status isn’t an advantage for women
A man can’t be too impressed by a woman’s status, because it usually means that she is just further out of his reach. A woman can be impressed by a man’s status, because she has the chance to capture and secure it. For a man high staus only makes a woman less available,…
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Playing the part
Don’t underestimate the value of playing a role. It means you’ve found a way to become integrated into something bigger than yourself. It may not engage the totality of who you are, but what can? The better the role, the more it will be able to do this, in time. But there is a special…
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Relationship, not position
The mind is organized around proportions, not absolute values. I’ve already talked about how ancient measurements were like this. Judgements about wealth and status also seem to be calibrated this way. Not by absolute values, but by relative values. So today I want to talk about music. Music is similar. The tonal scale is fairly…
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Shang Chi and the legend of a movie review
I tried reading two recent reviews of Shang-Chi today, curious how this newest continuation of the Marvel franchise measured up. Unfortunately, I came away more mystified than enlightened, and filled with a sense of dirtiness I hadn’t expected to contract from a movie review. To be honest, I could hardly call what I read “movie…
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Praxis in principia
I had a strange dream the other night where someone was trying to show me a family crest and tell me what it should be. They kept shouting at me and repeating the motto, so I wouldn’t forget. And when I woke up, I didn’t. I had to look it up to make sure what…
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Anti-racist backlash
On John McWhorter’s fears of a backlash against anti-white sentiment I think this could have been put more simply. If you convince someone that everything they ever did for you voluntarily meant absolutely nothing, then there’s at least some chance that they’ll decide to stop doing things for you. And if you make it clear…
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Father’s Day reflections
With fathers day just around the corner, I was inspired by listening to some of my favorite thinkers talking about their fathers to talk about my own. I’m going to try to be less calculated and more revealing for this particular discussion. It’s hard to talk about our fathers somehow. It’s a sore spot. It’s…
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Appreciation for civilization
Why do some people feel the miracle of civilization, while others take it for granted, feel entitled, or are dissatisfied? Thomas Sowell answered this question a couple decades ago. I think if you go from “A Conflict of Visions” and make the leap to Jonathan Haidt and “The Righteous Mind” you can figure out why…
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