Viewing profile — alexryan

[dead]

Genuinely curious. Have you given any thought to the long term consequences of the zero sum game in a society where rapid technological innovation is making it increasingly easy fo…

I'd really like to believe this. Thus far, I've seen the same kind of ruthless self-interest in startups as well. If you know of anywhere this is NOT the case, please share as I wo…

If you really think about it, in a zero-sum game, those who are born with an inability to experience affective empathy have a competitive advantage. Over time, they will outbreed t…

if " Humans are known to compromise their ethics for relatively small amounts of money", how does transferring the ability to choose how money is spent from " humans who have money…

I'm not sure why people prefer to cling to tribal preferences rather than actually resolve disputes in a mutually agreeable fashion. Surely there is a way for everyone's needs to b…

The CCP has a saying. Win-win means we win twice.

If this were purely a battle for economic gain, as many in Silicon Valley are inclined to believe, then you are certainly correct that the CCP has more staying power. But, with res…

All companies in China are required to do whatever the CCP tells them to do. If you have more than 100 employees, you must have a member of the CCP to provide oversight. Zhang Zhim…

EXACTLY! And this is why a refuge from the intolerant is needed.

You might be too young to know this. But there was a time, not long ago, when bringing politics into the workplace was considered to be a really bad idea because it divides and thu…

Flagged. Off course. Cuz that’s what totalitarians do.

I suspect that many genuinely kind hearted people think they are doing the right thing by silencing the speech of those whom they find repulsive but have never stopped to ask thems…

An important point is being missed in this conversation. The CCP can and does threaten the lives of the family of any Chinese person who does not do as they are told by the party. …

Good idea. Psychopaths are apparently 1% of the population. People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) apparently have very a different brain anomaly. It might be necessar…

https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/25238/what-ar...

Some human beings appear to be “without conscience” in that their actions in the world appear to be unrestrained by genuine care and concern for the well being of other human being…

It’s a fair point and a genuinely real phenomenon. However, in my experience, people with low PCL-R scores who make bad decisions when in emotional states are likely to change thei…

It’s a fair point and a genuine real phenomenon. However, in my experience, people with low PCR-L scores who make bad decisions when in emotional states are likely to change their …