As to me reading that Bill Gates' wife left him because he caught STD from eastern women on Epstein's island [1] makes me glad I never jumped on the Billy Boy cheerleading squad.
Apparently the founder of Microsoft caught viruses as easily as Windows.
[1] it's not exactly how she framed it but we can connect the dots: email leaks shows he got STD from easter women he met through Epstein, Billy Boy probably lied to her wife at first, then she got STD too, went to the doctor, learn she had a STD and now says: "His relation with Epstein is why we got divorced". That's not far-fetched and has to be close to what happened. Until she literally means Billy Boy and Jeffrey were gay but I doubt it.
So many intellectuals that appear to dedicate their lives to developing coherent and consistent models of how to think and how to act in this world, who nonetheless decided that conversing with a known child rapist is A-OK.
The only people I've seen who have come out ahead morally are Nassim Taleb and Norman Finkelstein.
People have personae. They can have good and bad sides. On the evening news parents or neighbors will often say “he seemed like a nice kid; I never saw him do anything bad.” About some kid (or older adult) now being involved in some crime.
Don’t make heroes out of people. Many have significant flaws, even unforgivable flaws.
Something I think we should teach ourselves to do is never believe we know someone until we see their character tested. It's very easy to present as having good character under typical circumstances, but much harder when you're pressured by stress, duress, lust, impulse, or other forces. A good measure of someone's character is how they respond to these things, not only how they function in ideal circumstances.
Of course, there are more common measures like how they treat people they don't necessarily need to respect, but even that can be conjured on demand according to situational needs by cunning people. Getting to know people and drawing conclusions about them should be a longer process than it tends to be.
Gives a whole new meaning to Manufacturing Consent.
I'm just glad I never jumped on the Chomsky cheerleading squad.
As to me reading that Bill Gates' wife left him because he caught STD from eastern women on Epstein's island [1] makes me glad I never jumped on the Billy Boy cheerleading squad.
Apparently the founder of Microsoft caught viruses as easily as Windows.
[1] it's not exactly how she framed it but we can connect the dots: email leaks shows he got STD from easter women he met through Epstein, Billy Boy probably lied to her wife at first, then she got STD too, went to the doctor, learn she had a STD and now says: "His relation with Epstein is why we got divorced". That's not far-fetched and has to be close to what happened. Until she literally means Billy Boy and Jeffrey were gay but I doubt it.
Truly a massive disappointment.
So many intellectuals that appear to dedicate their lives to developing coherent and consistent models of how to think and how to act in this world, who nonetheless decided that conversing with a known child rapist is A-OK.
The only people I've seen who have come out ahead morally are Nassim Taleb and Norman Finkelstein.
People have personae. They can have good and bad sides. On the evening news parents or neighbors will often say “he seemed like a nice kid; I never saw him do anything bad.” About some kid (or older adult) now being involved in some crime.
Don’t make heroes out of people. Many have significant flaws, even unforgivable flaws.
Something I think we should teach ourselves to do is never believe we know someone until we see their character tested. It's very easy to present as having good character under typical circumstances, but much harder when you're pressured by stress, duress, lust, impulse, or other forces. A good measure of someone's character is how they respond to these things, not only how they function in ideal circumstances.
Of course, there are more common measures like how they treat people they don't necessarily need to respect, but even that can be conjured on demand according to situational needs by cunning people. Getting to know people and drawing conclusions about them should be a longer process than it tends to be.