Really good piece, Rob. It's nice to know someone with a nuanced understanding of economics. If you don't mind me asking, where did you come from at a young age?
Thanks. I've been confused about the economy for ages. It wasn't because I didn't understand the basics but because the systems of capitalism and communism were idealistic but not realistic. Both sides were full of corruption and instead of blaming people for that, I blamed the systems for not following their respective ideals. You could say that they had no “soul".
I came from the USSR eastern bloc region.
When I asked my father why he wanted to leave there (pre collapse), he said it was because he wanted to see something new. He had a good stable job there and worked crap jobs here. The irony!
My family in eastern Europe were so enamored of the culture of America. The American Dream appealed to them even after they saw our struggles.
I'm not religious but George Carlin is a saint to me, ahead of his time. Here's him on the American dream. 🤣
They make many random attempts before one be attempts to so something with the rope. This seems to be learning a movement by trial and error rather then a cognitive deduction based on the logic of the rope connected to the reward. Still, they crowd source the task and get it done. Amazing really.
I love the Cherokee wisdom "which one wins?’
The old man simply replied, ‘The one that you feed.’" .
Or the plant analogy what seeds you water grows
either love( universal) or fear(ego)
Love frees, fear binds.
And we humans still water the feudal hierarchy system's seeds , fueling our minds on the media's fearmongering, divide and conquer propaganda.
Really good piece, Rob. It's nice to know someone with a nuanced understanding of economics. If you don't mind me asking, where did you come from at a young age?
Thanks. I've been confused about the economy for ages. It wasn't because I didn't understand the basics but because the systems of capitalism and communism were idealistic but not realistic. Both sides were full of corruption and instead of blaming people for that, I blamed the systems for not following their respective ideals. You could say that they had no “soul".
I came from the USSR eastern bloc region.
When I asked my father why he wanted to leave there (pre collapse), he said it was because he wanted to see something new. He had a good stable job there and worked crap jobs here. The irony!
My family in eastern Europe were so enamored of the culture of America. The American Dream appealed to them even after they saw our struggles.
I'm not religious but George Carlin is a saint to me, ahead of his time. Here's him on the American dream. 🤣
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-54c0IdxZWc
To this day my father is still a Republican. 🤣
My mother was neither as am I. We felt like it was odd to divide it into Coke vs Pepsi.
My siblings are primarily into the Democrat party.
It's a very interesting topic just on the insects themselves, and a good way to look at human society.
On the bee "learning how to use a tool" by pulling on a string.
At this point: https://youtu.be/Iy6eAE3hmas?t=278
They make many random attempts before one be attempts to so something with the rope. This seems to be learning a movement by trial and error rather then a cognitive deduction based on the logic of the rope connected to the reward. Still, they crowd source the task and get it done. Amazing really.