Disillusionment is powerful. I learned this as a kid. First it was Santa Claus. For my entire life, I was told facts about Santa Claus as if he existed. All of my peers believed the same thing; we shared mutual assumptions. Until one day, when my family was playing cards around the table, somebody hinted that Santa Claus was fake. I scoffed at the idea.
Category: Culture and Life
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When Clarity is Seen As Shallowness
You’ll have to forgive my pessimism. I am simply trying to create theories which help me understand and explain what I experience.
Why is there so much confusion in the world? Why are so many bad ideas believed by so many people? How can charlatans like Lawrence Krauss or Thomas Piketty be respected as profound intellectuals? There are many possible explanations, but I’ve recently become persuaded by one:
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Economic Reality Comes Before Social Justice
Progressives are masters of indignation. They see injustice everywhere, whether political, social, professional, or economic – wherever humans interact with each other. Regardless of the context, their solution is always the same: more government regulation.
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Dying Mid-Sentence
I just returned from my family’s farm in Virginia. It wasn’t under good circumstances. My family was holding an estate auction. It was a surreal experience.