Monthly Archives: November 2017

I have an unfortunate personality trait where I become more and more solipsistic under stress, so that it doesn’t occur to me to solve problems or ask for help. This leads to situations that seem pretty silly in retrospect. For … Continue reading →

Some expert-level noticing by Steve Sailer in this Taki’s Magazine column. The celebrity battles of the 21st century tend to be fought most fanatically by foot-soldier fans who assume that they will in some way benefit from their idol’s triumph. … Continue reading →

This idea is stolen from Chinese phrenology with minor variations, except I think they have the order backwards. I expect that the upper face predicts character traits that predict performance in later life and the lower face predicts character traits … Continue reading →

I alluded to this idea briefly in yesterday’s weird-ass woo post, but I’d like to expand it a bit. The archetypal trickster is the id, the unreflective watcher, the primate within who acts and judges with an animal cunning so … Continue reading →

The mythical turtle is dream logic for the occipital bun inherited from neanderthals, and the green man is his uncritical servant. He floats in the border of the bicameral mind, half conscious of the abstract air above and half dreaming … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about this for a bit, because affirmations undeniably have real effects. But aspies recoil from the idea because purposeful self-deception is out of the question, regardless of whether it’s effective or a force for good or evil. … Continue reading →

If we introduce a third population, z (neanderthals), which both creates cultural capital and interacts with the other two populations, it’s going to get tricky very quickly. I’m going to try to make it up as I go and then … Continue reading →

People on the autistic spectrum have many traits that can be generalized, but they also display a variety of idiosyncrasies. I believe the latter arises from one of the most important traits of autism, a stereotypical tendency to mental fixations. … Continue reading →

I should probably just read a book on aspies at this point. If you have a recommendation thatd be cool a Comment on First draft of mathematical edenism, part 1 The best introduction I’ve found was a lecture by Tony … Continue reading →

Fortunately, there’s an entire field called mathematical biology that we can steal equations from. Unfortunately, it’s not a field I know. But that’s never stopped me before! In words, here’s what we’re trying to describe. I’ll define cultural capital here … Continue reading →