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Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 9:42am
I love zero sum games, because they are really games of people. A rational person would focus on winning the game instead of changing the game.
If your value system is the only obstacle, it should be seen as good news. All it takes is a modification to your beliefs. You have everything it takes to improve your life. You should rejoice.
Don't settle for anything less. Buy my Self-Actualization workbook and listen to my tapes, and make your life, a masterpiece.
Ohhhhh....good one...
I love zero sum games. A rational person would focus on winning the game instead of changing the game.
As I said. So clearly articulated, and you can't even take it in.IT's not that you disagree with it. It's obvious and clearly stated fact, so you literally refuse to even comprehend it. You might as well have your fingers in your ears saying "lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalal...I can't HERE YOU !"
Talk about programming.
MisdemeanorRebel
2014 Sep 23, 9:46am
I love zero sum games, because they are really games of people. A rational person would focus on winning the game instead of changing the game.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 9:46am
As I said. So clearly articulated, and you can't even take it in.
Why would any rational person want to believe in that?
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 9:49am
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Huh? What about...
Love the player. Love the game. You owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and nobody else.
There will always be patsies. Find them. If you cannot, be humble and you will find "them."
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 9:51am
It's obvious and clearly stated fact, so you literally refuse to even comprehend it.
Why bother? Even if it is true, it means nothing to me.
The greater good is achieved with selfish forces battling each other.
As I said. So clearly articulated, and you can't even take it in.
Why would any rational person want to believe in that?
You mean believe that monopoly, oligarchy and aristocracy is bad ?
Because truth really does matter. It doesn't matter how many times you repeat your fantasies about how the world works, the real truth is still there. I agree that attitude and beliefs are very important. But they should incorporate the truth when possible, and certainly not deny the truth, based on some "think and grow rich" nonsense.
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 9:58am
You mean believe that monopoly, oligarchy and aristocracy is bad ?
Any rational person would try to become a monopolistic oligarch by legal means.
A return to aristocratic ideals is welcomed.
The greater good is achieved with selfish forces battling each other.
That's total bullshit. It may indeed sometimes be true, but to believe that it always is ? You can only be a pathetic little troll.
Would Hitler, Pol Pot, and Idi Amin all be examples of selfish forces doing good in the world ? Does the fact that they were defeated, eventually mean that it's good that they came to power ? SOme kind of necessary evil ? I guess even genicide needs to be viewed in a positive light sometimes ?
Time for more deep thoughts by Jack Handy ?
Everyone should just go here instead of reading Peter Ps next comment.
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 10:02am
Because truth really does matter.
Like everything metaphysical, truth may as well be a unicorn.
I agree that attitude and beliefs are very important. But they should incorporate the truth when possible, and certainly not deny the truth, based on some "think and grow rich" nonsense.
Some consider mathematics a truth. It is truly true. However, I see mathematics as a way to explore a tautology too big for us to comprehend at a glance.
Everything else is a matter of sensory perception. Here, being fuzzy has its advantages.
indigenous
2014 Sep 23, 10:02am
selfish forces doing good
Has to be modified with, the non aggression principle. AKA the rule of law to some degree.
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 10:05am
Do not confuse selfish forces with the battle of selfish forces.
The defeat of such dictators was a case in point.
New Renter
2014 Sep 23, 10:14am
Do not confuse selfish forces with the battle of selfish forces.
The defeat of such dictators was a case in point.
I'm sure the millions of innocent civilians who were slaughtered merely for being in the way would wholeheartedly agree their intense suffering was worth making your point.
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 10:15am
Time for more deep thoughts by Jack Handy ?
Everyone should just go here instead of reading Peter Ps next comment.
Seriously? You have to invoke Jack Handey to counter my one-liners? I feel flattered. :-)
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 10:17am
Do not confuse selfish forces with the battle of selfish forces.
The defeat of such dictators was a case in point.
I'm sure the millions of innocent civilians who were slaughtered merely for being in the way would wholeheartedly agree their intense suffering was worth making your point.
As I have said many time, life is a tragedy.
"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 10:19am
Besides, Germany supported Hitler because they lacked self-interest. They were all too fired-up about making things "right."
Most dictators rose to power because of similar reasons.
indigenous
2014 Sep 23, 10:38am
Besides, Germany supported Hitler because they lacked self-interest. They were all too fired-up about making things "right."
I think he rose to power because he solved a financial problem for the German people
Peter P
2014 Sep 23, 10:42am
I think he rose to power because he solved a financial problem for the German people
Still, his charisma had a lot to do with it, and charisma does not work well on selfish individuals.
New Renter
2014 Sep 23, 10:48am
Besides, Germany supported Hitler because they lacked self-interest. They were all too fired-up about making things "right."
Most dictators rose to power because of similar reasons.
"Right" in that regard was for the German people to claim their natural position as masters of the universe.
indigenous
2014 Sep 23, 10:49am
I think it is an important group dynamic in that people get stuck in traumatic experiences. They get confused so they look for something stable. Which was Hitler. Who could blame them WWl then hyper inflation their saving destroyed.
Similarly after Pearl Harbor people rallied around FDR, after 9/11 they rallied around Bush.
MisdemeanorRebel
2014 Sep 23, 11:52am
I'm sure the millions of innocent civilians who were slaughtered merely for being in the way would wholeheartedly agree their intense suffering was worth making your point.
They don't matter. If there were worth a damn, they would have been removed from the fighting, living in Palm Beach, reading the papers about it. Since they were dumb and largely poor, they deserved death.
Seriously? You have to invoke Jack Handey to counter my one-liners? I feel flattered. :-)
I don't have to, but your glib stupid comments that are supposedly profound remind me of some of the old Jack Handy stuff. It was funny, because it was as if he really thought they were profound.
And yes, I know glib doesn't imply stupid.
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Poverty exists because of bad values. It is that simple. The majority of poor people think wealth is a sin. It is not surprising their moral high ground is a swamp.
It is all too human to find comfort in blame. As a result, the goal to lift oneself out of poverty is entirely forgotten. On the other hand, winners do not waste time with excuses.
Do you want to succeed? Or would you like to have the most beautiful, heart-wrenching story of your failure.