tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post4604622998608321398..comments2023-05-17T08:14:10.789-07:00Comments on Men, Women, and Society: How to get started with thinking for yourselfAaron Sleazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704230661761052919noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-25816949999624627722016-06-22T13:19:10.971-07:002016-06-22T13:19:10.971-07:00With regard to point 2: does it have to do with &q...With regard to point 2: does it have to do with "white guilt?" Or is it because the oil producing countries are primarily Muslim and therefore economically pressure Western media to push forward this narrative?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-58956925123076024492016-06-12T09:48:14.288-07:002016-06-12T09:48:14.288-07:00About accuracy of stereotypes :
https://www.psych...About accuracy of stereotypes : <br />https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rabble-rouser/201408/stereotype-inaccuracy-belief-impervious-dataAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-73065388025663775302016-06-11T11:10:56.207-07:002016-06-11T11:10:56.207-07:00this is the shitthis is the shitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-70600595887798350522016-06-11T11:07:55.757-07:002016-06-11T11:07:55.757-07:00this is the shit.this is the shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-56659445543294154342016-06-04T00:42:45.346-07:002016-06-04T00:42:45.346-07:00Schopenhauer is always a good read. Highly insight...Schopenhauer is always a good read. Highly insightful, very applicable and (compared to many other German philosophers) written in an accessible style even for the modern reader of today.<br />Don't miss his "Eristic Dialectic: The Art of Winning an Argument" as well, in which he sets up effective tactics for dominating a debate by all "fair" and unfair means, if your opponent isn't able or willing to engage in a real rational debate with the goal of sorting out the truth, i. e. the he isn't worth debating with in the first place. Understand this little work and you'll see right through most speeches and arguments of politicians and commentators.<br /><br />(Sleaze got me started with Schopenhauer, so I'm slightly preoccupied with him. Sorry. ;)<br /><br />Karl Popper's works also shouldn't get neglected!Lucretius Carushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401874110101292496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-19775413868396788222016-05-20T23:40:18.320-07:002016-05-20T23:40:18.320-07:00Use Mill's Methods. If a person says x usually...Use Mill's Methods. If a person says x usually causes y then there are a number of ways to disprove. Find a case where y happens but x is not present. Find a case where x is present but y isn't. Find a situation where the strength of x varies but y does not vary in the same way.<br /><br />For instance, does porn lead to more violence against women or cause "rape culture". My argument would be: NO.<br /><br />There are societies like Japan where rape has gone down but violent rape porn is vastly more available. (here I am giving an example of x varying but y not varying in the same way to disprove).<br /><br />Mill rules are very powerful in disproving most statements:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill%27s_Methods<br /><br />Another thing I would do is read Schumpeter. His reasons very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-45379414751844666842016-05-19T09:59:01.329-07:002016-05-19T09:59:01.329-07:00You could still access to the website with its con...You could still access to the website with its contents and especially important commentary section via the wayback time machine:<br /><br />https://web.archive.org/web/20121227013733/http://www.seductionmyth.com/<br /><br />I suggest that you copy everything into a Word file, upload it onto your Google Drive, just in case.Isidiahttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-8608305726581177142016-05-19T05:00:44.564-07:002016-05-19T05:00:44.564-07:00Seduction myth, selected writings :
"Reality ...Seduction myth, selected writings :<br />"Reality check: science says that facial appearance plays a major role in human love life."<br /><br />"The theory says that people seek a partner that reminds them their own genotype. Don’t take it too literally though. Similar looks doesn’t mean someone’s wife is going to look like a man. No, these are more subtle similarities. But that’s science based. In most cases such people also combine in terms of attractiveness rating."<br /><br />"Women consider “types” even when looking for casual relationships. "<br /><br />"Genetic and hormonal compatibility is often manifested by striking facial similarity. But not always. The case of Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel is one of the best examples of how people instinctively follow the rules of assortative mating. Take a good look at this guy. Would call him a Hollywood hunk? Show his photos to your female friends. I am sure many of them will tell you he is simply ugly. So why did this Italian beauty who is included in many sexiest women rankings choose a guy who looks like Cassel? Couldn’t she find herself the typical dark, tall and handsome Italian type? Fame? She is a lot more famous than he is. Money? For the same reason she probably has a lot more cash than he."<br /><br /><br /><br />Well, just read this page : http://web.archive.org/web/20121028045744/http://www.seductionmyth.com/reality_check/her-type/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-63376078206570853732016-05-18T16:24:41.813-07:002016-05-18T16:24:41.813-07:00This website was great and I indeed noticed that I...This website was great and I indeed noticed that I fuck girls that look like me (facial traits).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-91760661890448904982016-05-18T11:37:29.516-07:002016-05-18T11:37:29.516-07:00The guy running it, Mike something, if I recall co...The guy running it, Mike something, if I recall correctly, didn't renew the domain, and then the site was sadly gone. Most if not all should be accessible via archive.org, though. Even Alek Novy, who was heavily involved, was surprised that Seduction Myth suddenly went offline.Aaron Sleazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704230661761052919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-77023724230291163982016-05-18T11:35:01.241-07:002016-05-18T11:35:01.241-07:00Why is seductionmyth.com offline? I'd like to ...Why is seductionmyth.com offline? I'd like to read up on the topics.bayesian.gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800972645254730157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-63178965555379808782016-05-16T20:12:57.109-07:002016-05-16T20:12:57.109-07:00I would like to put here a justification for the p...I would like to put here a justification for the previous comment. By saying that Alek Novy and his colleagues has ventured further into the territory of discovering the scientific mechanism behind human attraction than Sleazy, I do not mean here that the intellectual and intuitive capability of the latter is in any way less powerful than the former. Rather, it simply means that the former seem to have a firmer background in social science (the kind of valid social science, not the bogus ones). They simply put the subject in a firm footing, so that when you turn to think about this issue after a sexual advance/conquest, you have to smile to see that even though chances does it its part, your social skills do play its part, your charm does work with the ladies, you and her still firmly conform to a universal constraint. That constraint is nothing more but the assortaive mating theorem.<br /><br />Thus, it is tremendously helpful to be able to dispel the myth that you, with all your human capabilities, can somehow bypass and prove that the theorem is invalid. This is where Novy and his colleagues join force with Sleaze to nail the last nail of coffin to a generation of spetacular liars and scammers. It also help to spell the death of a long living myth which disguises even very experienced players, such as Paul Janka, that somehow you can create attraction by certain actions and speech. Therefore, it re-aligns human mating strategies to that of other species. It is clear from here that all PUA scammers and liars must consciously or more likely unconsciously sought to elevate human to the next impossible level: changing His biological constraint just by actions and words. What a spectacular lie.<br /><br />No criticism since then has reached this depth. It's like after their website laid out all proofs on this topic, not much that is interesting can be said further. <br /><br />Isn't it amazing?Isidiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972510470487971845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-55917488912746548522016-05-13T11:15:14.578-07:002016-05-13T11:15:14.578-07:00When it comes to presenting sexual attraction in a...When it comes to presenting sexual attraction in a rigorous and irrefutable light, I rank Alek Novy higher than Sleazy. This is because the former's website, Seductionmyth, sought to provide readers the most comprehensive answer that you can't find elsewhere. The carefully selected materials presented to readers and the stringent arguments and counter-arguments that was made by him and some other highly educated individuals in the comment section just made this website an invaluable resource. <br /><br />One of the most realistic conclusion drawn by members there is this comment, made by "Piotr":<br /><br />This is why it is best to let nature takes its course and just mate assortatively i.e. seek partners that are about the same physical attractiveness as you and (as Admin would likely stress) that look similar to you. It appears that asymmetry in a relationship triggers the woman’s cuckoldry circuitry.<br /><br />Something PUA will cough at, of course!Isidiahttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-75332851846111001122016-05-13T05:05:50.652-07:002016-05-13T05:05:50.652-07:00This online ebook about Germany talks about the ec...This online ebook about Germany talks about the economic troubles it faces.<br /><br />http://www.mauldineconomics.com/download/germanys-invisible-crisis<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-19087425549402170332016-05-11T16:44:35.740-07:002016-05-11T16:44:35.740-07:00The only course of logic as an actual subject of d...The only course of logic as an actual subject of discussion I had in school was the process of elimination, strictly for multiple choice tests. It's helpful, but I would definitely not say I learned "logic" in school as it is an enormous spectrum of subjects.Drosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953687958837436010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-69919451339344424682016-05-10T10:11:18.573-07:002016-05-10T10:11:18.573-07:00If students are exposed to logic in high school, i...If students are exposed to logic in high school, it must be done on a very superficial level and in a rather haphazard manner, not unlike some high schools that teach kids how to program, where the result is that they know less than nothing because they were taught by an idiot who doesn't even grasp basic computer science. There are a lot of idiots teaching mathematics in schools, so none of this is new.Aaron Sleazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704230661761052919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-69183336966580990362016-05-10T09:38:22.329-07:002016-05-10T09:38:22.329-07:00You didn't mention reading Schopenhauer's ...You didn't mention reading Schopenhauer's essay, although I guess that's a given since it's linked on the blog.<br /><br />I also think that meditation can help tremendeously when it comes to seeing through bullshit, thinking for oneself and even becoming more logical. I've only recently started doing it regularly (used to do it a few years back) and I can already see certain things more clearly. Pretty sure it can raise one's IQ after a while simply because your mind becomes more efficient.<br /><br />Also agreed on how shit the Last of Us was. Couldn't believe it was so popular.welptydoohttp://the.abyss.staring.into.younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-54121013552394729332016-05-10T09:00:16.779-07:002016-05-10T09:00:16.779-07:00Actually logic is part of high school curriculum. ...Actually logic is part of high school curriculum. Problem is kids aren't taught how to apply logic in their own lives. There is too much rote memorization and too little practical examples.<br /><br />Instead of using logic to find sloppy reasoning in some recent public argument or in their own belief system, kids are taught to apply logic on some bullshit sentences which makes them think logic is impractical.<br /><br />School not only doesn't teach kids logic, it actually makes them believe logic doesn't have any practical application.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-22968486674815475492016-05-10T02:32:03.402-07:002016-05-10T02:32:03.402-07:00I would highly recommend that anybody interested i...I would highly recommend that anybody interested in improving their critical thinking skills read Crimes Against Logic by the former Cambridge philosopher Jamie Whyte (It is rebranded as 'Bad Thoughts' in certain parts).<br /><br />AS, even though you'd be familiar with most of the material, I think you would find it a fun read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-75730675374295941942016-05-09T17:54:50.307-07:002016-05-09T17:54:50.307-07:00If all kids were educated in logic 101, the people...If all kids were educated in logic 101, the people who make the school curricula would be out of jobs (or at least their employers, the politicians would). <br /><br />That's why no country in the world teaches logic to kids. Even though that would be the number one single best thing we can do to make a country prosper faster. It is in the long-term interest of every nation, but in the short-term interest of almost no politican.<br />Alek Novyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727239708216696902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-4245943616204054242016-05-09T17:01:00.019-07:002016-05-09T17:01:00.019-07:00Interesting point about feminine FIFA football gam...Interesting point about feminine FIFA football game.<br /><br />Well, in North American sports, they are pandering to the 'girly' side of things.<br /><br />In baseball, for mother's day, there were pink bats, pink shoes, pink hats, etc. worn by the players.<br />For example see here: http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/05/08/mlb-mothers-day-2016-pink-bats-uniforms<br /><br />In American football (with the oval ball), there's pink too: <br />http://www.businessinsider.com/small-amount-of-money-from-pink-nfl-merchandise-goes-to-breast-cancer-research-2013-10<br /><br />But at least it's likely a marketing stunt...as opposed to pandering to feminism. AS Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-49704532983274290942016-05-09T13:41:18.349-07:002016-05-09T13:41:18.349-07:00I have read much about the massive illegal immigra...I have read much about the massive illegal immigration to European countries recently, but I would like ask a question:<br /><br />I have heard from my friends and who live there that unemployment is high in France (most Vietnamese live there), Germany, England, Scandinavia. A regular observer will just say that due to high social protection and generous welfare for the unemployed, the population turn lazy, expect the government to feed them while they see labour more as a pain than as a challenge to overcome (to gain experience from works, for labouring is a process in which one mature pretty quickly).<br /><br />This is of course the standard explanation, but is there more causes to European high employment?<br /><br />http://www.nber.org/reporter/summer04/blanchard.html<br /><br />This article seems to try to say something, but I find it unclear.Isidiahttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-86919953556412199852016-05-09T13:23:58.822-07:002016-05-09T13:23:58.822-07:00It looks as if everyone who attacks your points co...It looks as if everyone who attacks your points comes across as juvenile by getting off topic or misconstruing your points entirely. <br /><br />This is because the majority of his "critics" are either obtuse, ignorant, intellectually dishonest, delusional or worse suffers from mental issues.<br /><br />I have seen a couple of good comments that counter his arguments, they come from guys who usually find nothing to disagree with him, though, like Alek Novy (a comment on the relationship between sexual variety and humans being wired differently).Isidiahttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-31175462515878049812016-05-08T15:14:25.945-07:002016-05-08T15:14:25.945-07:00Seriously? If that's really the case, then we ...Seriously? If that's really the case, then we have a prime example of the negative effect of pandering to SJWs. If they really believed in women's soccer, they should release a "Wimmenz FIFA" and see how much that sells. Instead, now female teams are shoe horned into the regular product, which is nothing anybody who actually buys those games has ever asked for.Aaron Sleazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704230661761052919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830949294679547966.post-9166062607559672402016-05-08T10:29:05.862-07:002016-05-08T10:29:05.862-07:00Indeed, people should be educated about politics, ...Indeed, people should be educated about politics, ethics and economics. It's unbelivable the amount of bullshit people believes now. Leftists claim that corporations and governments want "the people" to be "ignorant" just to "profit", yet in the most impoverished countries and places, the ones who profit more with the ignorance and poverty of the masses are the leftists!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com