Pender on Suppression of Parasitism
—“Occasions to lie stem from inadequate suppression of the multitude forms of parasitism. Suppress the parasitism, and you suppress the incentive to lie. Suppress lies of action, and you suppress lies of words.”—Steve Pender Absolutely perfect. Each of you seems to specialize in some area or other. Steve Really has got this area down. Once…
Institutional Commons List
As far as I know we classify institutions in this spectrum: Commons (organize to preserve) … Monuments (parks, monuments, spaces) … Roads, airways and waters ….Territory and boundaries … Territorial assets and resources Informal Institutions: ) … Metaphysical value judgements (unconscious) … Norms and habits … Normative Property rights allocations ….Traditions (marriage etc) ….Crafts and…
Project Management In A Nutshell
– Make a list of stuff that needs to get done. – Use that list to make a shorter list of what you can act on today that will get something done, or get the information needed to get it done, or get the information or resources to someone else needed to get something done.…
Expert Opinion May Influence Fact, But Not Contract
Expert opinion may clarify facts, but says not thing about cooperation. Gay marriage is not a matter of fact but a matter of contract. The government forced an involuntary contract (again). My opinion is that 1) constructively, marriage consists of (a) reciprocal power of attorney (b) formation of a corporation into which both parties contribute…
How To Keep Books For Management First Rather Than For Government First.
You cannot get a CPA to keep good books no matter what you do. Best advice is to hire an MBA as your CFO. Then strong director or CPA to work for him. CPA’s worry about compliance first and business second, and MBA’s about information for the business first, and compliance as a sunk cost.…
Differences in Families, Clans, Tribes, Nations, Races
Working theory: PROBLEM Constant regression toward the mean creates the need for persistent pressures to maintain a genetic advantage in the group. Meaning that groups can regress easily at any point through admixture, or shifting of rates of reproduction within the group. VALUE Man can adapt to any circumstance without requiring evolutionary mutation, but due…
Individualism = Statism?
(Profoundly Important Concept) The Westphalian peace was a unique western invention making STATES accountable for their members. Individualism = Statism. States created individualism. Throughout all history groups have been accountable for the actions of their members. Families, clans, tribes, nations. To do otherwise is to force the host population to bear the cost of domesticating…
How Humans Adapt More Than Evolve
In my work, I assume that very little genetic ‘evolution’ occurs at all. And that instead, humans possess an extraordinary ability to express multiple evolutionary strategies in response to changes, pressures, and shocks. We can call upon an amazing wealth of genetic expression of ability if we need to. And it can occur rapidly by…
Los bienes por medio de enseñar lo sagrado
Texto original de Curt Doolittle Traducido al castellano por Alberto R. Zambrano U. [L]os rituales sagrados (del templo y la iglesia en particular) nos recompensan de la espiritualidad y demás señales influyentes a cambio de aprender la habilidad de suprimir nuestros impulsos. Los rituales más agresivos y exigentes son aquellos que el Islam impone, una…
Tres niveles de poder
[U]no puede hacer uso de tres ejes de coerción de esta forma: Influencia – Informar a otros en sus intereses Coerción – Usar la coerción para que sigan tus intereses Poder – Organizar la coerción de otros para que sigan tus intereses o un interés colectivo.
¿Cómo se le pone precio al declive normativo?
Traducido por Alberto R. Zambrano U. Texto original de Curt Doolittle disponible en http://www.propertarianism.com/en_US/2016/05/06/how-do-you-price-normative-decline/ [U]na útil conversación sobre el pueblo ucraniano con mi amigo ????? ????????? tuvo lugar el día de ayer, en la que ella fue capaz de poderme ayudar a entender cómo el mandato ruso convirtió a los ucranianos en un pueblo inmoral, y cuán…