What's up gang?
Last few days, I feel like I am on a low-dose of LSD. Reality appears like it's a dream and I can just snap my fingers and *POOF! * it's ALL gone.
If you've been reading all my stuff (I hope you do read my stuff. I get very angry when people don't do as I say...), you'd know this is an expected side-effect of summer for me.
It's so hot right now and I am sweating like a motherfucka. I am also super naked. Oh those poor people across the street, the things they've seen...
Anyway, why am I telling you all this?
Being a hot mess, my patience for bullshit is dramatically lowered. I can barely tolerate my own idiocracy, imagine the mental strength I have to muster in order to be decent around others.
I don't consider myself some high-level genius. No. I do believe I am aware enough to excuse my distaste for poor and ill-driven arguments and behaviour.
That's the tricky part.
You see, most people aren't stupid. Their problems usually have nothing to do with their smarts.
It's their ego that's disproportionate to their intellectual capabillities.
You are aware enough to see your potential, strengths and weaknessess, but not smart enough to be aware of your blindspots.
See, a dumb fuck hates to talk about abstract concepts, because he/she can't even conceptualize the subject. A high level genius on the other hand, is fully aware that he's a powerhouse, thus his ego is up to par.
But Joe Nobody thinks he's the shit. Blinded by emotions of superiority, he doesn't care about logical rigour. Instead he wants the benefits and social recogntion of being intelligent, without having to think intelligently.
Most arguments end up with one person using ad hominem or any other logical fallacy to support his side. Even if in his mind he sees where he's wrong, he won't change. The sunk cost is WAAAY too high.
He understands the psychology of the masses, since he's are part of it, and thus he can easily manipulate and stir the conversation. So, he ends up "winning" the debate, not on merit, but on mob logic.
Reframing arguments, moving the goalpost, framing people as opponets so their opinion is de facto wrong, being pedantic and structuring their thesis around a strict definition are very common errors that are prevelant among the plebeian masses.
Their emotions square their ability to think freely or at least unbounded by weird personal stakes at being ALWAYS right.
"You talk like you are some God or genius , oh mighty Redbeardguy."
I am not. At least, I don't think I am and that should be enough to be aware of your shortcomings. As I hinted earlier, most people can't think for shit, not because they're dumb, but because they are blinded by their emotional needs, high-jacking their self awarness.
I believe I've found the cure to most of our arguments online and in real life. Let's call it the "Redbeard's method".
"OOOOOOH MY GOD HE DID IT AGAIN! HE CHANGED THE WORLD"
"WOOOOOW! IS THAT HIM? IS THAT REDBEARDGUY? THE ONE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD?"
"And now on today's news: A young fella from some obscure platform solved ALL the political arguments in the world, but most people are unhappy. Listen to this: If it's not real, it's wrong. HA HA HA!"
If we ignore the fact that I am batshit crazy, my proposition ain't that bad right?
Its best quality is that it is SUPER EFFECTIVE and BULLETPROOF. All of your arguments must facilitate the desired outcome.
An example:
OK, let's say that drugs ARE bad. BANNING all drugs won't have the desired effect. NEXT.
Pseudo intelletcual and armchair theorists completely despise that kind of talk, because it takes away their idealistic view of the world. O h w e l l . . .
- Thatredbeardguy
