Have been reading Jim's blog for the last several days, mostly in the reverse order - starting with the latest posts and going back in time. But also sampled by topic some of his writings on the social benefits of treating women as property. Some observations so far:
(1) I mostly agree with him directionally and generally in diagnosing th…
Have been reading Jim's blog for the last several days, mostly in the reverse order - starting with the latest posts and going back in time. But also sampled by topic some of his writings on the social benefits of treating women as property. Some observations so far:
(1) I mostly agree with him directionally and generally in diagnosing the ills of modern American (and therefore all first-world) society.
(2) I love the "holiness spiral" idea. I've seen it at work myself and it affected my life. I know first-hand it is real and dangerous.
(3) I think he plays fast and loose with the facts to fit his preconceived notions (e.g. Jews being snobby about getting their hands dirty and therefore not contributing to technology. And, of course, most of his appeals to Evolutionary Psychology - which are just so so stories under the guise of science.) And he drinks his own cool-aid. Thus his predictions, while directionally sound, do not come to pass. E.g. all of his Trump predictions.
(4) His idea of Stalin stopping the slide into the left singularity is very intriguing. It does fit many of the facts well.
(5) Unfortunately I tend to agree with him about what the future holds, contra Moldbug. Just because of the historical precedents. Although seeing how his predictions come out wrong, 2026 is also probably the wrong date. We will know better in 2024, though.
Have been reading Jim's blog for the last several days, mostly in the reverse order - starting with the latest posts and going back in time. But also sampled by topic some of his writings on the social benefits of treating women as property. Some observations so far:
(1) I mostly agree with him directionally and generally in diagnosing the ills of modern American (and therefore all first-world) society.
(2) I love the "holiness spiral" idea. I've seen it at work myself and it affected my life. I know first-hand it is real and dangerous.
(3) I think he plays fast and loose with the facts to fit his preconceived notions (e.g. Jews being snobby about getting their hands dirty and therefore not contributing to technology. And, of course, most of his appeals to Evolutionary Psychology - which are just so so stories under the guise of science.) And he drinks his own cool-aid. Thus his predictions, while directionally sound, do not come to pass. E.g. all of his Trump predictions.
(4) His idea of Stalin stopping the slide into the left singularity is very intriguing. It does fit many of the facts well.
(5) Unfortunately I tend to agree with him about what the future holds, contra Moldbug. Just because of the historical precedents. Although seeing how his predictions come out wrong, 2026 is also probably the wrong date. We will know better in 2024, though.