Each day i see a lot of people using their amygdala to make important choices in their life. For those of you who do not know what an amygdala is see...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala_hijack
Me Blonk-head #@%$#
The amygdala is a part of the brain that existed in prehistoric man ( person ... to be politically correct ). I like to call it the lizard brain or the dinosaur brain. Back in 1,000,000 B.C. ( did you see the movie with Raquel Welch ? ) the way to survive was as follows:
= Live in a tribe ( best form of protection )
= Distrust strangers ( they don't trust you )
= Make decisions for the short term ( why worry about the future when a dinosaur would eat you today ? )
= Make snap decisions .... based on very little data .... skin color , sex , mannerisms, hair style , costume , age , etc. ( why not ? we don't have time or tools for anything better )
= Don't think too much... reflection takes energy and we are starving
= Count on your family ( selfish genes ? )
= Emotions define reality ( who has time to analyze ? )
= Leaders are magical ( they bring good fortune .... not bad luck .. just ask them )
The amygadala was useful in prehistory but now it is not so useful. It reinforces tribalism and racism and xenophobia. Lot of fantasies exist because of the amygdala.
The Future
The wave of the future ... the Sophont2 ( S2 ) does not depend on the amygdala. The amaydala is still good for some things .... but not for making rational choices. The S2 is an anarchist. The S2 loves the idea of the #IPPParadigm. The S2 loves self-actualization , collaboration , voluntary action , diversity , honesty , truth , creativity , ........ As a famous American document says ....
Random Thoughts
Booker T. Washington
Comments I have made
Racial Fantasy
I apologize .... my comment was very hit and run ..... Here is what I believe.
Genetic information does not reveal anything to suggest that human
might be grouped by race. Race was an idea invented before genetic
science emerged. Race was based on one of the axioms that emerges from
amygdala , lizard brain thinking. That is the axiom that strangers are
dangerous. In the good old days ( 1,000,000 B.C. ) your tribe was your
survival. Those outside the tribe were danger. Your tribe members
resembled each other because of inter-breeding. People did not get
around much in those days. Thus the concept of race slowly developed.
It was based on using very superficial methods of measurement.
Presently ( 2014 ) people are still very much amygdala driven. They still very much believe in the idea that races exist. The idea is so ingrained that people are not even aware it is an emotional construct. Race is viewed as a *fact*.
I try to think like a Martian who has just come to earth and is looking
around. I would think that there was one race of humans with a wide
variety of colorations, sizes , behaviours , etc. I don't see races of
humans. If the Martian did ..... he might base it on suits versus
non-suits. Or the hairless versus the very hairy.
Sorry I was so unclear.
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For those of you who are interested in concepts that emerge from the amygdala ( lizard brain ) : see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala
One concept is tribalism. Part of tribalism is identity with one's tribe and fear/hate of strangers.
Many who live in America say "My side tortures." "My side is exceptional" "Support our troops" These statements are based on identifying with the tribe "America". This is a logical fallacy because one cannot reasonably form a tribe out of 300+ million people. The range of philosophies in such a group is staggering. Feeling responsible or feeling proud of what America does fails at two levels....
#1 "America" cannot do anything. Only individuals ( or perhaps small groups ) can do things. One group from America may do something and another group from America opposes it. So it does not mean anything reasonable to say " America tortures " or "America is exceptional". It is a form of jingoism.
#2 If an individual ( American citizen ) does or thinks something , it is not reasonable to suggest America is a clone of that person. Nor is it reasonable to hold that person responsible for "something that America does or thinks".
( This applies to other countries and other imaginary groups as well.... such as blacks ,whites , hispanics , liberals , conservatives, Democrats , Republicans, etc. )
I understand the impulse to say
"Our Broncos lost the SuperBowl"
"Our troops are the best"
"Liberals are idiots"
"We tortured and killed people"
"The Japanese would have used the atomic bomb"
etc.
The problem is that in each case individuals are grouped together who have no substantial relationship or responsibility to each other. Using such shortcuts makes the amygdala happy ... at the same time it makes accurate , reasoned discourse difficult.
If you read this far ... thank you for attending to my speech.
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2013-08-21
Hats off to the Onion ... awesome quotable
Hats off to the Onion ... awesome quotable
“Without nationalism, our deaths in the countless wars we constantly wage to defend our own nations against others defending their own nations against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.” The Onion
Spinoffs =====================
“Without race identity, our losses in the countless battles we constantly wage to defend our own race against others defending their own race against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
“Without spying on others, our loss of privacy in the countless wars we constantly wage to defend our own privacy against others defending their own privacy against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
“Without incarceraing others, our fear of criminals in the countless arrests made to defend us against our fear of others defending their own freedom against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
“Without the *terrorist* label, our fear of unpredictable death in the countless skirmishes we constantly wage to defend our own lives against others defending their own lives against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
please add your own spinoffs
99guspuppet keywords 777nationalism 777theonion
“Without nationalism, our deaths in the countless wars we constantly wage to defend our own nations against others defending their own nations against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.” The Onion
Spinoffs =====================
“Without race identity, our losses in the countless battles we constantly wage to defend our own race against others defending their own race against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
“Without spying on others, our loss of privacy in the countless wars we constantly wage to defend our own privacy against others defending their own privacy against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
“Without incarceraing others, our fear of criminals in the countless arrests made to defend us against our fear of others defending their own freedom against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
“Without the *terrorist* label, our fear of unpredictable death in the countless skirmishes we constantly wage to defend our own lives against others defending their own lives against us would seem arbitrary, almost meaningless.”
please add your own spinoffs
99guspuppet keywords 777nationalism 777theonion
2013-08-17
Comcast seems as bad as it gets
I have the opportunity to see Comcast policies up close for the last 5 years.
Comcast is an example of just about everything a company can do to act unethically / ineffectively.
Adios to an Employee
Comcast recently fired a friend of mine who had worked in Customer Support for 5 years.
The firing was done with no advance notice. There was no severance pay.
There was no explanation given. The friend was given 10 minutes to leave the premises.
My friend was often rated #1 in customer satisfaction. She had high scores for solving customer problems during their first phone call. Compared to other customer support agents, her support calls lasted longer on average. She frequently got a *burst star excellent rating* for first call resolution.
She had just qualified for an additional week of vacation each year.
This appears to be the reason she was fired.........
Metrics
Comcast is big on metrics. They measure lots of things about customer support calls. They constantly discuss these metrics with their phone support people. They constantly coach their customer support people about how to behave on the phones.
Here are some rules.....
Rule: Never hang up on a customer
Rule: End the call as soon as possible
Rule: Don't make the customer angry
Rule: If service was down for more than 4 hours , credit them for 24 hours off bill. Customer loss was irrelevant.
Rule: If customer sounded suicidal , offer them $20 off their bill.
Rule: Do not attempt to resolve any issue that was not directly due to Comcast
Once per month *birthday* people got a cupcake.
99guspuppet keywords 777comcast 777customerService
Comcast is an example of just about everything a company can do to act unethically / ineffectively.
Adios to an Employee
Comcast recently fired a friend of mine who had worked in Customer Support for 5 years.
The firing was done with no advance notice. There was no severance pay.
There was no explanation given. The friend was given 10 minutes to leave the premises.
My friend was often rated #1 in customer satisfaction. She had high scores for solving customer problems during their first phone call. Compared to other customer support agents, her support calls lasted longer on average. She frequently got a *burst star excellent rating* for first call resolution.
She had just qualified for an additional week of vacation each year.
This appears to be the reason she was fired.........
Metrics
Comcast is big on metrics. They measure lots of things about customer support calls. They constantly discuss these metrics with their phone support people. They constantly coach their customer support people about how to behave on the phones.
Here are some rules.....
Rule: Never hang up on a customer
Rule: End the call as soon as possible
Rule: Don't make the customer angry
Rule: If service was down for more than 4 hours , credit them for 24 hours off bill. Customer loss was irrelevant.
Rule: If customer sounded suicidal , offer them $20 off their bill.
Rule: Do not attempt to resolve any issue that was not directly due to Comcast
Once per month *birthday* people got a cupcake.
99guspuppet keywords 777comcast 777customerService
2013-07-17
Zimmerman trial brings out lots of cats and dogs
Siren Song
When a vehicle with a siren drives down the street , the dogs start howling and the cats run for cover. The Zimmerman trial is like that siren........
Firstly, let me state that I think that Zimmerman was careless and foolish.
#2 The evidence does not support a conviction for murder or manslaughter.
#3 Zimmerman should not be exposed to double jeopardy.
#4 Zimmerman should have all his rights respected. ( perhaps the jury could have restricted his gun-toting hmmmmm )
United Nations
Jesse Jackson is calling for U.N. intervention. No thanks....... the U.N. is is one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet.
ACLU
No thanks... the ACLU seems to have gotten on the *poor innocent black child* bandwagon. The ACLU wants to pursue the *hate crime* trajectory. I have no use for the hate crime concept.
NAACP
No thanks.... since I feel that conventional wisdom regarding race ( that it exists ) is wrong..... I have no interest in supporting the existence of the NAACP or it's theories and plans.
Giles
No thanks.... Giles seems to believe that no one can have any doubt that Zimmerman acted in a brilliant fashion. Apologies to Giles if I got that wrong.
Sophonts
It is time for sophonts to rededicate themselves to using their higher brain functions, reserving the amygdala to having a good time. They will focus on individual liberty , non-violence and promote self-actualization.
Juries serve a very fundamental purpose and we should promote jury nullification, 12 person juries, expansion of jury knowledge / participation , scaling back of voire dire , reduction of judicial power.......
99guspuppet 777zimmerman
When a vehicle with a siren drives down the street , the dogs start howling and the cats run for cover. The Zimmerman trial is like that siren........
Firstly, let me state that I think that Zimmerman was careless and foolish.
#2 The evidence does not support a conviction for murder or manslaughter.
#3 Zimmerman should not be exposed to double jeopardy.
#4 Zimmerman should have all his rights respected. ( perhaps the jury could have restricted his gun-toting hmmmmm )
United Nations
Jesse Jackson is calling for U.N. intervention. No thanks....... the U.N. is is one of the most corrupt organizations on the planet.
ACLU
No thanks... the ACLU seems to have gotten on the *poor innocent black child* bandwagon. The ACLU wants to pursue the *hate crime* trajectory. I have no use for the hate crime concept.
NAACP
No thanks.... since I feel that conventional wisdom regarding race ( that it exists ) is wrong..... I have no interest in supporting the existence of the NAACP or it's theories and plans.
Giles
No thanks.... Giles seems to believe that no one can have any doubt that Zimmerman acted in a brilliant fashion. Apologies to Giles if I got that wrong.
Sophonts
It is time for sophonts to rededicate themselves to using their higher brain functions, reserving the amygdala to having a good time. They will focus on individual liberty , non-violence and promote self-actualization.
Juries serve a very fundamental purpose and we should promote jury nullification, 12 person juries, expansion of jury knowledge / participation , scaling back of voire dire , reduction of judicial power.......
99guspuppet 777zimmerman
2013-07-15
My blogs have been hacked
Today ( 2013m07d15 ) I have noticed that there are entries in my blogs that I do not believe I wrote. I am not sure what I am going to do about it.
Gus aka @99guspuppet
99guspuppet 777hacked
Gus aka @99guspuppet
99guspuppet 777hacked
2013-06-26
Phrases I hate
Phrases I hate
hate crime I suppose a crime can come without hate... but I do not care
it is for the children I think everyone is entitled to equal opportunity
child pornography uh oh.. time to empty to brain and attack villains without thought see also * it is for the children*
congrats on the birth of your baby I don't think the earth is going to have a shortage of babies soon..... plus... there goes the environment
Terrorist... Patriot two sides of the mirror meaningless
National Security this label is applied to anything a slavelord of Washington, D.C. wants to justify.
Why object... if you have nothing to hide ? Maybe I have something to hide... maybe spying costs too much... maybe spying leads to other bad behaviour ... why do you want to be spied on ?
99guspuppet 777phrasesihate
hate crime I suppose a crime can come without hate... but I do not care
it is for the children I think everyone is entitled to equal opportunity
child pornography uh oh.. time to empty to brain and attack villains without thought see also * it is for the children*
congrats on the birth of your baby I don't think the earth is going to have a shortage of babies soon..... plus... there goes the environment
Terrorist... Patriot two sides of the mirror meaningless
National Security this label is applied to anything a slavelord of Washington, D.C. wants to justify.
Why object... if you have nothing to hide ? Maybe I have something to hide... maybe spying costs too much... maybe spying leads to other bad behaviour ... why do you want to be spied on ?
99guspuppet 777phrasesihate
2013-06-12
Apple releases new version of email application
I am very depressed when I think about the prospects for Bradley Manning , Edward Snowden or me for that matter......
keyword 777email 777NSA
2013-06-03
Obama crackup while POTUS
Obama crackup while POTUS
I predict that Barack Obama will resign or be pushed from office before the end of his reign as POTUS. Some will call this a mental breakdown or a crackup. I think it will be a positive event for Obama. I think he is of at least two minds ( split personality ? ) at present... and he will become more stressed in the continuing months. He is a puppet after all. Sometimes being a puppet is just too hard.
One of his minds says... Wow... being POTUS is good... look at all the cool things I get to do and say. He is surrounded by yes-men egged on by sycophants whispered to by supplicants .... *yes you are good*
A second part of his mind hearkens back to his earlier days when he was trying to do the right thing..... he was a constitutional scholar , he recognized the importance or individual freedom , self actualization. This second part is making a comeback and it is tormenting him. I can see it in his speeches ..... starting in 2013.
I wonder if his amygdala will run screaming from it's place in his brain-case.
Should be interesting....
here is a link that suggests Obama is afraid of the CIA
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/06/reneged-progressive-promises.html
99guspuppet 777POTUScrackup
I predict that Barack Obama will resign or be pushed from office before the end of his reign as POTUS. Some will call this a mental breakdown or a crackup. I think it will be a positive event for Obama. I think he is of at least two minds ( split personality ? ) at present... and he will become more stressed in the continuing months. He is a puppet after all. Sometimes being a puppet is just too hard.
One of his minds says... Wow... being POTUS is good... look at all the cool things I get to do and say. He is surrounded by yes-men egged on by sycophants whispered to by supplicants .... *yes you are good*
A second part of his mind hearkens back to his earlier days when he was trying to do the right thing..... he was a constitutional scholar , he recognized the importance or individual freedom , self actualization. This second part is making a comeback and it is tormenting him. I can see it in his speeches ..... starting in 2013.
I wonder if his amygdala will run screaming from it's place in his brain-case.
Should be interesting....
here is a link that suggests Obama is afraid of the CIA
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/06/reneged-progressive-promises.html
99guspuppet 777POTUScrackup
2013-05-25
Hackathons I love some .... hate others
Hackathons are attractive because they get creative people together....
If the Hackathon is for purposes of evil.... then applying creative people to it is not good ( by definition ).
Good Hackathons
Brainstorm better techniques and ideas for 3D printing
Develop new ways of expanding the Intornet of Things
Bad Hackathons
Increase the number of people who vote
voters are ususally horribly uninformed , looking to feather their own nest by stealing
Increase the efffectiveness of government
effective government means they are better at stealing, spying and incarcerating
99guspuppet keywords 777hackathon
If the Hackathon is for purposes of evil.... then applying creative people to it is not good ( by definition ).
Good Hackathons
Brainstorm better techniques and ideas for 3D printing
Develop new ways of expanding the Intornet of Things
Bad Hackathons
Increase the number of people who vote
voters are ususally horribly uninformed , looking to feather their own nest by stealing
Increase the efffectiveness of government
effective government means they are better at stealing, spying and incarcerating
99guspuppet keywords 777hackathon
2013-05-19
Please everyone ... quit feeding PrisonWorld
Please everyone ... quit feeding the maw that is PrisonWorld
also PunishmentWorld
PrisonWorld ( aka America ) leads the universe in incarceration tactics ......
Bradley Manning .... over 1000 days without trial
Gitmo .... over 10 years without trials
torture , starvation , beatings
Forensics
In love with Junk Science
Adam Koresh ... anarcho-capitalist
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350392
Kate .... crazy love
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeKate/
Saboteurs click
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/how-us-turned-three-pacifists-multiple-felony-saboteurs?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Big Business
http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blog/2011/06/the-role-of-the-prison-guards-union-in-californias-troubled-prison-system/ click
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate click
Schools
19,000 paddlements
I see time , time , time and again....... when people don't like something..... they cry.. *throw the bastards in jail* ..... I can't stand it....... I am so depressed ...... Please stop it ... being in prison is torture .....
Author : 99guspuppet
keywords : 777prisonworld 777torture PrisonWorldAkaAmerica prisonworld xxprisonworld #AmericaAkaPrisonWorld AmericaAkaPrisonWorld PunishmentWorld #PunishmentWorldAkaAmerica PunishmentWorldAkaAmerica
also PunishmentWorld
PrisonWorld ( aka America ) leads the universe in incarceration tactics ......
Bradley Manning .... over 1000 days without trial
Gitmo .... over 10 years without trials
torture , starvation , beatings
Forensics
In love with Junk Science
Adam Koresh ... anarcho-capitalist
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/350392
Kate .... crazy love
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreeKate/
Saboteurs click
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/how-us-turned-three-pacifists-multiple-felony-saboteurs?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Big Business
http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blog/2011/06/the-role-of-the-prison-guards-union-in-californias-troubled-prison-system/ click
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate click
Schools
19,000 paddlements
I see time , time , time and again....... when people don't like something..... they cry.. *throw the bastards in jail* ..... I can't stand it....... I am so depressed ...... Please stop it ... being in prison is torture .....
Author : 99guspuppet
keywords : 777prisonworld 777torture PrisonWorldAkaAmerica prisonworld xxprisonworld #AmericaAkaPrisonWorld AmericaAkaPrisonWorld PunishmentWorld #PunishmentWorldAkaAmerica PunishmentWorldAkaAmerica
2013-05-10
Kudos to Rick Stanley ... a real man
I want to express my thanks to Rick Stanley of Stanley Fasteners ...located in the Denver, CO metro area. He has contributed much to my life and to that of others. He has believed in the concept of individual freedom. He supported the Libertarian Party. He was ( and I presume is ) a defender of the little guy vs the bullies of the world.
I will be posting more material at this posting as I gather it.
Here are photos of a T-shirt from when RS ran for the Senate.
I wish I had done more to support Rick during his adventures.
99guspuppet
keywords 777RickStanley 777libertarian 777hero #RickStanley #777RickStanley
I will be posting more material at this posting as I gather it.
Here are photos of a T-shirt from when RS ran for the Senate.
I wish I had done more to support Rick during his adventures.
99guspuppet
keywords 777RickStanley 777libertarian 777hero #RickStanley #777RickStanley
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