the arete that can be quantified is not the true arete
-
-
-
Fuck your right
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Confucius says rule of law is inferior to the rule of virtue, for the former is obeyed out of fear & the latter out of love & admiration—which is why there can be no psychometric rule for determining virtue which is simultaneously virtuous itself.
- End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
but then society would just select for those who can best fake those qualities! and those people almost always do not truly possess said qualities and are merely mimicking some twisted internalized version of a fictional archetype ah, so nothing would change
-
the alleged meritocracy is an illusion meant to keep the maximum amount of people from ever gaining the footing to challenge the fools who call themselves elite "just keep punching a wall, that's totally how you'll beat us! you just have to punch harder!" they shout down at us
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
I have a thumb ring with arete carved on the inside that I’ve worn since age 21. I am such a god damn cliché lol
-
In ancient script
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Too bad the geniuses spent the 20th century both building a society that rewards high g loading, and severely demonizing it's measure and use as an explicit selection mechanism.
-
the second part was mostly the midwits
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
