Reminds me of Fukyama's "Political Order and Political Decay", but in a more contemporary and narrow context. Interesting thought bubble, thanks for the read!
Build institutions, not apps
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Re: Build institutions, not apps
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> But nations do have the capacity to act rationally, I wouldn't be so sure about that.
I believe that even shitty decisions made by governments (or presidents, or companies, or individuals) are made completely rationally - but only from their perspective. I mean take right-wing arguments (given that HN and a lot of the internet is mostly left leaning), to them, blaming immigrants for a lack of jobs and keeping them out to preserve jobs is completely rational. Cause and effect, obvious solution, etc. An…
Not the parent poster, but that's a good point. I guess the limiting factor isn't rationality, so it must be misinformation (anti-vaxxers) or disagreements on the consequences of the information (immigration is bad because there aren't enough jobs). Or maybe just trolling (flat-earthers).
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Stay strong. >My brain chemistry is irreversibly fucked for lack of a better word Are you sure it's completely irreversible?
It may or may not be. Nobody knows the whole science, it accrues too fast for people to keep track of it. Maybe some PhD somewhere out there wrote a paper about a chemical or therapy that would solve GP's problems. Or maybe it will exist in 10 years. Or maybe never. I assume GP did a lot of searching and experimentation, and haven't found a solution. From my own experience I can tell that the process of searching its…
>I assume GP did a lot of searching and experimentation, and haven't found a solution.
Yeah, I was very hesitant to ask so as not to seem like I didn't think they've looked into it..
All the best to you as well.