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[JurisDictum]

Originally Posted by maskedmelonpai [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

they "too big to exist" tbh. they need be dismembered an pit they parts against theyselfs.

Someone needs to make sure resources are not wasted. That's the one function legitimate banking does for people (besides being a place to put their money). Banking is basically applied-finance.

If you want wealth to be made on a macro-level, you need Bankers to tell you what is a good bet and what is a shit one. That's their job for society.

The main problem is Bankers are told by society "maximize GDP in short-term." They are god damn good at it. But that sucks for anyone who isn't well off enough to invest and gain from the booming macro economy.

Bankers simply need to consider class as part of their mission. If Bankers became rich and famous because they help finance tons of low-income housing -- more would do that. Instead, they become rich and famous for financing casinos, golf courses, luxury hotels and overpriced retirement communities. They get even richer for playing with money on Wall Street -- like a parasite sucking off the real economy.

The change has to be cultural in nature. Only a cultural revolution of sorts will get bankers on the level. Or at least, we will get rid of those in the way.

[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We should've chopped off heads after 2008

maybe there IS a genetic basis to politics [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Patriam1066]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

maybe there IS a genetic basis to politics [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah buddy

[Raavak]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This could be the case without bringing in all the genetic pseudoscience.

I threw in the link because it was something I was studying. It has nothing to do with the industrialization of Africa.

What is a pseudoscience in this case? One you don't agree with?

r-select and K-select theory is hardly unstudied or even fringe. Its application to political thought is more recent but is studied on campuses around the USA.

[maskedmelon]

just want to say i am a big fan of r/K selection theory because it validates a segment of original melonthought, but adds a bit of hope to some otherwise disappointing conclusions.

while molyneaux is a smart guy I'm not sure I agree with the presuppositions he relies upon to arrive at his conclusions. his logic is infallible, but I'm not sold on universally preferable behavior as the ideal moral system. it works if we want to insulate ourselves from difficult decisions and hermit as individuals with no regard for humanity as a whole though. /digression

i don't understand why the idea that behavior is influenced by gene expression (which is influenced by environment) would be controversial.

[JurisDictum]

It was my fault. I didn't watch the hour long video on genetics and just assumed it was another racist legitimate-looking genetic theory. They are all over.

But yes. We find that alcoholism for example, doesn't manifest for everyone but only those with certain genes. But not everyone with those genes develops alcoholism -- only those with environmental problems as well.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It was my fault. I didn't watch the hour long video on genetics and just assumed it was another racist legitimate-looking genetic theory. They are all over.

But yes. We find that alcoholism for example, doesn't manifest for everyone but only those with certain genes. But not everyone with those genes develops alcoholism -- only those with environmental problems as well.

well, if you decide to watch the hour long contemporary philosopher commentary on genetic theory, you will probably be offended by some of the content. molyneaux doesn't present the topic as a racial one, but does address environments which are historically home to different populations. he tries to work the idea into a conservative-liberal dichotomy, which of course doesn't work. the problem with molyneaux is that liek many intelligent people he is crippled by the arrogance that grows out of a lifelong absence of similarly competent peers. as a result he is something of an ideologue.

[hyejin]

if you ever seen a full hour Molyneux video through to the end, you got either regret or measurable neurological deficit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by hyejin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if you ever seen a full hour Molyneux video through to the end, you got either regret or measurable neurological deficit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

7 minutes hardcap on youtube opinions, usually close instantly

[Nilstoniakrath]

Originally Posted by Raavak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My masters econ prof said something along the lines of "federal government debt doesn't matter because the Fed can just adjust inflation accordingly and essentially make it insignificant".

Econ profs are the biggest retards on the planet.