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Cezary Jurewicz
Cezary Jurewicz
Egora Development
Truths we all should know
Stories we all should hear
World's biggest challenges
Oppressive regimes
Citizen Assembly
Shaping culture
Media we can trust
Businesses to boycott
Political vocabulary
My favorite books
My favorite films
My favorite shows
My favorite podcasts
My favorite games
My favorite recipes
My personal values
Self-mastery
Relationship advice
A few words of wisdom
Jokes
Bucket list
Other public communities
Truths we all should know
Stories we all should hear
World's biggest challenges
Oppressive regimes
Citizen Assembly
Shaping culture
Media we can trust
Businesses to boycott
Political vocabulary
My favorite books
My favorite films
My favorite shows
My favorite podcasts
My favorite games
My favorite recipes
My personal values
Self-mastery
Relationship advice
A few words of wisdom
Jokes
Bucket list
Other public communities
A few words of wisdom
It is most tempting to identify intelligence according to your own talents and abilities.
Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.
Beware of consuming too much ‘useful’ information. If you are not using it to be creative and productive, you might be using...
It is most tempting to identify intelligence according to your own talents and abilities.
Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.
Beware of consuming too much ‘useful’ information. If you are not using it to be creative and productive, you might be using...
Survivor Bias
One of the most important ideas in all of existence.
Definition from Wikipedia: Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because...
One of the most important ideas in all of existence.
Definition from Wikipedia: Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because...
‘The wealth of nations’
The wealth of a society rightfully belongs to the wage class no more than it does to the investor class - it rightfully belongs to those who are the best at NEGOTIATING for it.
The accumulated wealth, small numbers, and the nature of work of the investor class give...
The wealth of a society rightfully belongs to the wage class no more than it does to the investor class - it rightfully belongs to those who are the best at NEGOTIATING for it.
The accumulated wealth, small numbers, and the nature of work of the investor class give...
Philanthropy is a sign of failed government policy.
If the governments functioned properly, philanthropy would be completely unnecessary. Furthermore, dependence on philanthropy to cure our societies ills disincentivizes us from solving our problems at their source...
If the governments functioned properly, philanthropy would be completely unnecessary. Furthermore, dependence on philanthropy to cure our societies ills disincentivizes us from solving our problems at their source...
Tax incentives do not exist to encourage people to perform a ‘preferred’ behavior but to unfairly enrich those who already are performing or are inclined to perform that behavior...
We should never forget the cruelty of which people are capable
While there are many ways in which people are great, this should never delude us into thinking that people are all good. Life is complicated, people are complicated too, and people are capable of some extremely horrible acts.
Many...
While there are many ways in which people are great, this should never delude us into thinking that people are all good. Life is complicated, people are complicated too, and people are capable of some extremely horrible acts.
Many...
A proper discussion between two people is like walking, and each person is one leg.
First, the two legs must agree upon a direction, or else the discussion will not get anywhere. The discussion may change course many times, going to different places along the way, but both legs must want to travel...
First, the two legs must agree upon a direction, or else the discussion will not get anywhere. The discussion may change course many times, going to different places along the way, but both legs must want to travel...
Economic monopolies are not inherently bad
It is a commonly held misconception that monopolies are always bad for an economy; however, this is not completely true. Indeed, monopolies do often take maximum advantage of their pricing power, but this is not as problematic as people make it out to be...
It is a commonly held misconception that monopolies are always bad for an economy; however, this is not completely true. Indeed, monopolies do often take maximum advantage of their pricing power, but this is not as problematic as people make it out to be...
"Are you gaslighting me?"
Definition from Wikipedia:
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment.
If someone is gaslighting you...
Definition from Wikipedia:
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment.
If someone is gaslighting you...
What Can You Do If a Mob Surrounds Your Car?
Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses a recent video that has been kicking around in the virtual universe which shows an elderly gentleman get surrounded by an angry mob of pro-Palestinian protestors who decided to start smashing his car...
Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses a recent video that has been kicking around in the virtual universe which shows an elderly gentleman get surrounded by an angry mob of pro-Palestinian protestors who decided to start smashing his car...
Coherent breathwork
A PATHWAY TO SELF MASTERY
step one: control your chemicals.
Question: does the thought produce the chemical or does the chemical produce the thought?
Recommended reading.
https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Happy-Brain-Serotonin-Endorphin/dp/1440590508/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1625893814&sr=8-1
A...
A PATHWAY TO SELF MASTERY
step one: control your chemicals.
Question: does the thought produce the chemical or does the chemical produce the thought?
Recommended reading.
https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Happy-Brain-Serotonin-Endorphin/dp/1440590508/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1625893814&sr=8-1
A...
venn diagrams and the logic of class
sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_of_class
https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/tutorial/venn-diagram
What is a Venn diagram?
A Venn diagram uses overlapping circles or other shapes to illustrate the...
sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_of_class
https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/tutorial/venn-diagram
What is a Venn diagram?
A Venn diagram uses overlapping circles or other shapes to illustrate the...
Understanding Information Disorder theory
Download PDF: 32 PAGES:
https://firstdraftnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Information_Disorder_Digital_AW.pdf?x76701
At First Draft, we advocate using the terms that are most appropriate for the type of content; whether that’s propaganda...
Freedom is good, and it is necessary for a healthy society.
All economic participants should be free to engage, or to not engage, in business with whomever they want. To put it another way, market discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, health, philosophy, religion, etc. should...
All economic participants should be free to engage, or to not engage, in business with whomever they want. To put it another way, market discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, health, philosophy, religion, etc. should...
The Terrifying Truth About Human Stupidity – Bonhoeffer’s Forgotten Warning
What if stupidity isn’t about intelligence at all, but about surrendering the will to think? In this powerful and thought-provoking educational video essay, we explore Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s timeless insights into...
What if stupidity isn’t about intelligence at all, but about surrendering the will to think? In this powerful and thought-provoking educational video essay, we explore Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s timeless insights into...
"Nice guys finish last" ...or do they? ...or are they?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BU-Beof9hU
In this 9-minute video, YouTuber Shoe0nHead provides a deep and revealing exploration of the commonly held misconception that "nice guys finish last". The conclusion is basically that most 'nice...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BU-Beof9hU
In this 9-minute video, YouTuber Shoe0nHead provides a deep and revealing exploration of the commonly held misconception that "nice guys finish last". The conclusion is basically that most 'nice...
Social media is anti-social because it’s designed around maximizing and exploiting the commenter/creator divide.
Why?
Because commenting is easy and creating is valuable. And the more you can maximize the difference the more profit you can extract.
To do the opposite, by equalizing everyone...
Why?
Because commenting is easy and creating is valuable. And the more you can maximize the difference the more profit you can extract.
To do the opposite, by equalizing everyone...
It is completely fine to celebrate the death of some people
There are many people who make the world better only by leaving it. It is very important that we recognize this fact and that we use it properly and effectively. To be specific, a person knowing that their death will be celebrated by many...
There are many people who make the world better only by leaving it. It is very important that we recognize this fact and that we use it properly and effectively. To be specific, a person knowing that their death will be celebrated by many...
Types of Nations
There are at least four different types of nations, and their nature must be understood when trying to ally with them, or to merge with them, or to assimilate into them, or to assimilate them into one’s own nation, or to assimilate them into one’s own federation, or even to...
There are at least four different types of nations, and their nature must be understood when trying to ally with them, or to merge with them, or to assimilate into them, or to assimilate them into one’s own nation, or to assimilate them into one’s own federation, or even to...
How The Barter Myth Harms Us
Let’s dive right into the debate on the origins of money, the reality of pre-money exchange, the actual uses of barter through history, and how all of this has affected our imagination of the present and the...
Let’s dive right into the debate on the origins of money, the reality of pre-money exchange, the actual uses of barter through history, and how all of this has affected our imagination of the present and the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
A fallacy is reasoning that is logically incorrect, undermines the logical validity of an argument, or is recognized as unsound. All forms of human communication can contain fallacies.
Because of their variety, fallacies are challenging to classify...
A fallacy is reasoning that is logically incorrect, undermines the logical validity of an argument, or is recognized as unsound. All forms of human communication can contain fallacies.
Because of their variety, fallacies are challenging to classify...
Cognitive bias mitigation
https://society6.com/product/infographic-the-cognitive-bias-codex-guide-to-cognitive-biases_print
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias_mitigation
Cognitive bias mitigation is the prevention and reduction of the negative effects of cognitive biases –...
https://society6.com/product/infographic-the-cognitive-bias-codex-guide-to-cognitive-biases_print
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias_mitigation
Cognitive bias mitigation is the prevention and reduction of the negative effects of cognitive biases –...
Essential Political Vocabulary
DRAFT - not yet to be widely circulated
Free will -
differentiate it from philosophical and religious freewill
Choice -
Decision -
Freedom - absence interference (i.e. unwanted interaction) from other persons.
Right -
Privilege -
Entitlement...
DRAFT - not yet to be widely circulated
Free will -
differentiate it from philosophical and religious freewill
Choice -
Decision -
Freedom - absence interference (i.e. unwanted interaction) from other persons.
Right -
Privilege -
Entitlement...
A Simple Argument for Veganism in the Context of Human Space Exploration
Cezary Jurewicz
May 16, 2018
In the Science Fiction genre there are a lot of very creative explorations of what the relationship would look like between humans and a comparably-intelligent alien species, if we ever made...
Cezary Jurewicz
May 16, 2018
In the Science Fiction genre there are a lot of very creative explorations of what the relationship would look like between humans and a comparably-intelligent alien species, if we ever made...