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A decent diagnostician
usually I read his articles taking each concept separately, as there's usually a few stinkers but a couple true gems
Not a good problem solver
seems about right
yeah he is really not the sort of person who throws himself headlong into challenges, and that reflects in his thought process and writing
Yeah I didnt gain anything new but the connections he formed were good
Yeah I didnt gain anything new but the connections he formed were good
Yeah I didnt gain anything new but the connections he formed were good
Seems at the cusp
Yeah I didnt gain anything new but the connections he formed were good
Or stagnate forever
Or stagnate forever
Probably soon he will either grow
Probably soon he will either grow
Seems at the cusp
Probably soon he will either grow
Fucking dickscold
well the thing about him is he actually does mushrooms
so for better or for worse, he'll always be changing
Makes sense
He made some nonobvious connections
But there was nothing new for me
his fundamental thesis that modern life makes us miserable by structure and experience is one that really resonates with me
I agree with that
And furthermore that it is spiritual in origin
He cites environment
As the culprit of diminished fertility
But I think that is not primary though it has some effect
I do not get white peoples' obsession with having suburbs and electronics
if they don't have them they will despair and stop having kids
"Who could live like this???"
or other peoples' good opinions of them
having others think highly of you is easy, just use big words, flatter everyone and wear a suit
I think its deeper than that though it may be rationalized that way in their heads
Its such a basic drive
Its absence is exceptional and requires an exceptional explanation
Its taken for granted
That too is secondarily exceptional
So one, a big deal and two, not thinking a big deal is a big deal
Two problems both both not easily explainable by immediate causes
People must have changed a lot