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It was a huge mistake to rename BC and AD to BCE and CE.

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GM Nostr! #memes #memestr

GM Nostr! #memes #memestr

I finally broke through my overhead press plateau! I have an old shoulder injury that's been interfering, finally got enough mobility work underway to overcome it. 🏋‍♂️

GM Nostr! Woke up this morning really hungry and realized I may have morning sickness. #memes #memestr

Greetings Honorable Gowron! Qapla!

I’ve been playing around with an idea for the past few months, and I’d like to kick it off with a poll. Do you consider yourself more an individualist or more a collectivist? Do you believe, in general, we’re better off striving for greatness or perfect? I’ve got a three part theory based on this. First part: when we look at the political debates going on today (progressive vs conservative, totalitarian vs libertarian), ultimately for most people the debate boils down to individualism vs collectivism. The best example of that today is the “woke right.” I believe there’s nothing “right” about them, it’s a counter to “woke left” anti-white collectivism with pro-white collectivism. The problem isn’t the skin color, it’s the race-based collectivism itself. Second part: many debates today come down to “great” vs “perfect.” Take gun control. Pro-gun control people will generally want to avoid any senseless deaths (which, for the record, is a laudable goal). Banning guns is the only way they see to achieve it. By contrast, anti-gun control people believe that there are trade-offs both with and without guns, and overall we have greater safety with gun rights. Third part: these two categories overlap significantly. Individualism values the judgements and appraisals of each individual. One person’s “perfect” doesn’t match another's. Therefore, in an individualist world, we can’t strive for perfection. Instead, we live in the messy world of a bunch of individuals doing what they think is best. Collectivism, on the other hand, necessarily leads towards a centralization of decision making, which means we must define a goal. Is the overlap perfect? No, not at all. Even within the relatively simple part 1, we know that there are socially progressive individualists and socially conservative collectivists. But overall, it seems to line up empirically, and provides what I think is a good paradigm for today’s political debates. Going one step farther. I think this may also be why there’s a strong correlation between belief in God and individualism (though far from a complete correlation). The weak point for individualists is the “grand plan.” Free market economists address this with the invisible hand of the market. But the religious get something even more reassuring: all is part of God’s ultimate plan.

Thank you friend, good to see you!

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