Tag Archives: complexity

On Politics

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Added a new Page above:https://tedhowardnz.wordpress.com/political-action/on-politics/

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On narcissism and classification

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel posted a link to The 15 types of Narcissism (and their characteristics) [ 18/June/22 ] Hi Daniel, A few years ago a psychologist gave me the label “Autistic” and my wife the label “Neurotypical”. To some extent, those labels … Continue reading →

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Facebook link to Greenpeace – Stop the Feedlots

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 17/June/22 ] Feedlots, in and of themselves, are not the problem. If done well, feedlots can eliminate the problem.If done badly, they can make the problem worse. The issue is not feedlots in and of themselves as a concept, … Continue reading →

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The idea of Good and Bad people is too simple.

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Good and Bad People [ 16/June/22 ] I was listening to Rory McIlroy’s interview over the LIV golf, and there was one thing he said that I think was far more problem than solution; and that was when he said … Continue reading →

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Lex interviewing Robin Hanson

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #292 [ 14/June/22 ] I’ve had my share of arguments with Robin over the years, and I give him full respect for his knowledge of economics; … Continue reading →

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A Joke cartoon about kings and corruption

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 10/June/22 Joke cartoon about kings and corruption] Applies to many of the kings of economics, politics, Wall St, military, industry, universities, and most institutions. We need effective mechanisms to identify and remove cheating strategies at every level of complexity … Continue reading →

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The dangers of Truth

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

What if we were all wrong? [ 8/June/22 ] We are almost certainly all wrong about some aspects of any non-trivial understanding we have of reality. Reality seems to be sufficiently complex, and contain sufficient classes of fundamental uncertainties and … Continue reading →

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Clearest path to global prosperity

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

What is the clearest path to global prosperity? [ 8/June/22 ] A universal understanding of some basic principles of life: 1 That all levels of evolved complexity emerge from and are sustained by cooperation. 2 That any level of competition … Continue reading →

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Created a new page above on risk

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Our greatest source of risk [ 7/June/22 ]

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On government

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Dirk posted a government is Evil meme [ 7/June/22 Dirk posted “The belief that government is a necessary evil is a belief that evil is necessary.”] Government is a necessary factor in our current systems. It is not the role … Continue reading →

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