ArcticGong

These intellectuals kind be insightful in narrow fields. JP is still awesome literature analyser. He kind of interprets the bible in a interesting and insightful way. Jiang seems knowledgable in geopolitics .

I’ve been in that conversation. The main point consists of someone trying to explain reality, and there’s some bad guy, a villain, or other group catching strays (being negatively talked about). Talking with older people who are nostalgic about the past, reminiscing about the good old days and how the youth aren’t okay, is an example. Being online you will encounter many explanation about groups that are responsible for the worlds problems like people with melanin and bankers. The groups can be extremely broad. For example, you are talking with somebody going through a heartbreak, and wanting to talk. You notice that the conversation devolves into a generalisation about how bad the other sex is. I have my own groups that I very unsubtly bad-mouth — elites who abuse their position, and racists with power. However, I don’t argue that these groups are responsible for most of what’s wrong in the world. Let’s brainstorm strategies for countering description of reality while implicating groups unfairly. Personally, I don’t believe in villains. Like Leo says; Survival. I focus on conditions.

Exactly. zooming out on this point about preferences, we see the same pattern with animals. We like some animals more than other because of how they look.

Many prefer being hated instead of ignored. At least you made an impression.

For me its political, I live in a climate where the evil people are Russians. I grew up with people from the balkans and they said that Serbs were the most evil people on earth. Being an immigrant, I often came across bad attitudes about immigrants. These patterns are everywhere. Personally, I’m not a fan of organised religion. So the pattern is active in my thinking as well. Yet, I’m able to appreciate the survival perks of religion so I’m not married to my opinions and negative descriptions of people.

I’m Black myself. All groups are not the same, I agree. But concluding something about reality from limited information, and spreading your worldview based on lazy and sloppy observation, has consequences when done en masse. For example , if a guy or a girl gets cheated on, they become more susceptible to negative descriptions of the other sex. A man might join a red pill community that have some valid claims but generally very toxic. There exist tough facts about men, women , employers, landlords, black people, immigrants etc. Most of my mind activity goes into being irritated about how certain groups gets an unfair despription. You also find trivial generalizations, like about people who drive certain car brands, or people who drive hybrids or sports cars. The consequences of these observations are harmless, while others have more impact

But the good ol’ days were empirically worse on many metrics. According to many sociological studies, safety has improved a lot. Depending on which side you stand on politically, you may argue against this trend. If you or anyone else wants to enhance your safety even further by avoiding certain groups, go ahead. Still, if your premise that society is less safe is false, and you pin that trend on certain groups then that conclusion needs nuance. .

Us humans and our geopolitical drama🤷🏾‍♂️.

Im a football fan and I noticed how this over commercial bullshit is picking up pace.

Monopoly and corruption are the key terms.

Denied a referee entry to the country, the prices, commercials during waterbreaks, the mistreatment of Irans national team, no translators, the commute prices between the city and stadium.

They are extending the halftime to have artist preforming and this extends ad revenue.

If Spain win, they become record holders in not losing a competitive game. I think they are on a 37 streak without a loss. Spain got that Midas touch of football. A political sidenote , Spain is the western country that trump is most angry with and they are the favourite to win. I was rooting for Iran at the start but Spain is the next best thing.

Spanish football is a air tight collective. I was blown away by France’s individual mastery. However, football is a collective sport and Spain play the best as a team. They have conceded 1 goal in the entire cup🤯.

Donald Trump lifting the red card of an american player. Corruption in the highest level.

Hats off to Norway🫡. Haaland is a beast!

Cabo Verde! Respect 🫡

Football is becoming more competitive and that why more countries like Germany and The Netherlands are getting knocked out. It’s a matter of perspective, most commentators lament over bad performance but that half of the picture. The other half is that countries outside of the super powers are improving.

Mastery is a common value in this forum. Consequently, the gift from god storyline is incomplete. He was schooled in La Masia , Barcelona, the Harvard of footballers where many great player have been shaped into their greatness. Not diminishing his greatness, but he is developed in a great environment through a lot of training.

Leo Football Messiah Messi! The craftsmanship he brings to the sport is beautiful! I don’t have a trained eye for art but in sports you don’t need any knowledge to spot his greatness.

Hail King Leo Messi❤️🫡

Hail king Leo Messi!🫡❤️

Iran reaching the final would be great! Imagine Trump in the ceremony handing the trophy to Iran 😅. Physical activity can raise consciousness. There are many lessons learned through sports if one pays attention.

Among the mega wealthy he’s the worst on multiple fronts. The other mega rich are more lowkey but Elon is everywhere doing damage and boasting about it with a chainsaw on stage.

Or because he interferes in many nations politics. He funded Donald into the White House, cuts essential government spending. He literally takes resources away from society”s most vulnerable, inseminates multiple women, fights with Swedish unions, spread hate online etc.