Just listened to the first episode. Love it. Actually, I love most of it. I suggest sticking with the analysis, leave out the personal rants (e.g., on the nature of the education system). You're interesting when you add value. You do that when you carefully trace something back to the evolutionary imperatives - survival and propagation of self, relatives, the group. When you're "Darwin cynical". But when you rant based on whatever trauma you experienced in your educational history, when you make sweeping statements that contain insight buried in bullshit, then you're just a plain old sloppy cynic, an old man yelling at kids to get off the lawn. Plenty of other folks who do that and are more entertaining. Keep up the good work.
I've experienced similar frustrations and temptations of venting.
Ironically it seems (and this is advice as much directed to myself as anyone else) the solution lies in the irony of not following your own insight! Obviously institutions, including the education system, exists to further economic and tribal ideological interests, not pursue and share facts and truthful insight.
1) Figuring out the incentive structure on the dysfunctional institution or dynamic
and
2) Developing the appropriate status and anti-status tactics to navigate the institution to achieve your objectives*
That is, think consciously what everyone is really thinking about subconsciously, which would be power and status.
*your objectives can be genuinely socially beneficial and reform institutions by "tricking your monkey", that is, figure out what would actually be beneficial to human welfare in a context, then figure out how you can do things that would make that happen and then how you can make sure those actions satisfy your emotional desires, that is for survival and status, so that you'll actually do them
So for the podcast, less "institutions are dysfunctional because people don't realize that we're all vain monkeys with fancy garments", we know that already. More on the practicalities would be great: applying EvoPsych for strategy and tactics in social environments, for trying to reform institutions, etc.
I've been listening to a legit evo psych podcast for years. Beat Your Genes.
Dr. Doug Lisle uses evo psych in his clinical practice. I believe he is one of the first, if not THE first, to do so.
Got it, thanks!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-your-genes-podcast/id1137772216
Just listened to the first episode. Love it. Actually, I love most of it. I suggest sticking with the analysis, leave out the personal rants (e.g., on the nature of the education system). You're interesting when you add value. You do that when you carefully trace something back to the evolutionary imperatives - survival and propagation of self, relatives, the group. When you're "Darwin cynical". But when you rant based on whatever trauma you experienced in your educational history, when you make sweeping statements that contain insight buried in bullshit, then you're just a plain old sloppy cynic, an old man yelling at kids to get off the lawn. Plenty of other folks who do that and are more entertaining. Keep up the good work.
I've experienced similar frustrations and temptations of venting.
Ironically it seems (and this is advice as much directed to myself as anyone else) the solution lies in the irony of not following your own insight! Obviously institutions, including the education system, exists to further economic and tribal ideological interests, not pursue and share facts and truthful insight.
Considering that https://www.everythingisbullshit.blog/p/you-want-to-suffer the appropriate framework here is dysfunction causing trauma should suggest a strategic course of action based on
1) Figuring out the incentive structure on the dysfunctional institution or dynamic
and
2) Developing the appropriate status and anti-status tactics to navigate the institution to achieve your objectives*
That is, think consciously what everyone is really thinking about subconsciously, which would be power and status.
*your objectives can be genuinely socially beneficial and reform institutions by "tricking your monkey", that is, figure out what would actually be beneficial to human welfare in a context, then figure out how you can do things that would make that happen and then how you can make sure those actions satisfy your emotional desires, that is for survival and status, so that you'll actually do them
So for the podcast, less "institutions are dysfunctional because people don't realize that we're all vain monkeys with fancy garments", we know that already. More on the practicalities would be great: applying EvoPsych for strategy and tactics in social environments, for trying to reform institutions, etc.
Amazing. Deffo signing up to this! Ta.
Very exciting! Looking forward to listening.
That is great news! Can't wait to listen to the new podcast.
Looking forward to listening!
Not on Spotify? Will listen on Apple but Spotify would be a good call too? 🙏❤️🦋
Yeah I missed it on spotify too
There was a glitch on Spotify that we cleared up. Should be working now (or if not now shortly).
It's about time
Great, gonna listen to this!
Here's an evolutionary take on Philosophy of Mind if you or anyone is interested:
https://markslight.substack.com/p/facing-up-to-the-problem-of-philosophy