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Why does conflict occur?

Image an intense debate between two diametrically opposed viewpoints, where the vast majority of people fit into one of two major camps. This is called a polarised debate.

We usually refer to a bi-polar or dualism as the default polarisation, between two camps … though it’s entirely possible to have a 3-way split or even greater division. But however many divisions exist, psychological and sociological studies show, that people will tend to gravitate towards the most extreme of all viewpoints (hence the polarisation of the debate). Continue reading “Survival, Polarisation, Extinction and Alternative 3”

When telling some people about my work on Open Empire, the same thing comes up again and again … and it just makes me wonder:

“before you asked me this, did you listen to one single word I already just said only moments ago?”

It would seem to be a no-brainer as to why these questions and expectations are unreasonable and stupid … and yet, people keep doing it … so I won’t keep you in suspense any longer, I’ll tell you what it is. Continue reading “The stupidest expectation I keep hearing [rant]”

Anarchy is NOT chaos:

There’s a consistent lie repeated through history in the propaganda of society, that anarchy causes &/or is synonymous with chaos and disorder … which is complete bullshit of course, but that doesn’t stop people believing it. Continue reading “Eco-Social Anarchy: non-species-biased and self-enforced justice”

Question 1:

If you were a narcissistic psychopathic sociopathic and unscrupulous billionaire, with a vested interest in an industry causing massive catastrophic ecological consequences, that industry could not be reformed (because the flaw was fundamental to everything about it), you had no control over the alternative technologies, and there was enormous amount of social pressure to ban your industry … what might you do? Continue reading “Hypothetical set: extinction probability”

This post hasn’t got anything really to do with Open Empire, not directly anyway … though I hope it will give you some impression of the way my own personal psychological & philosophical logic circuits operate. Continue reading “Why do I side with the “dark skinned people”?”