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This is crazy. Why are you so bent on outsourcing perception and analysis to some third party, like 'intermediate organizations'? Think for yourself, dammit. I

by lstodd 8y ago

This is crazy. Why are you so bent on outsourcing perception and analysis to some third party, like 'intermediate organizations'? Think for yourself, dammit. It isn't that hard.

save_ferris 8y ago
Because a single person can't be an expert at everything, and at some point, individuals must delegate trust to a third party. I'm not an expert on climate change, but it's an issue that I may care about. So what do I do? Drop everything and spend the next 10 years becoming an expert?
russdpale 8y ago
Here is a neat question to think about. In the real world, whennare you not consuming curated information? It wasnt like people didn't have the ability to think for themselves before the onset of an unfiltered internet.
skybrian 8y ago
It's not only hard, it's impossible. We can't go everywhere, see everything, learn every language, read every document. Everything you know that you didn't experience yourself comes from other people.
dwaltrip 8y ago
> Think for yourself, dammit. It isn't that hard. I think for myself plenty. I have realized that it is foolish to completely abandon accumulated collections of knowledge and wisdom and try to do everything from scratch by myself. Yes, they have flaws, but everything has flaws. Any alternative framework or approach must do significantly better with less flaws. Of course, constant effort is required to reevaluate things, to account for known flaws, and so on. I would never advocate for docile, naive acceptance of authority. Edit: I should have also mentioned that I'm a strong proponent of applying a reasonable degree of skepticism to all incoming information, as well as being comfortable with uncertainty. Saying "I'm not sure about that but I'd like to learn more" is a superpower.
ambicapter 8y ago
Why don't you build your own house, build your own car, filter your own water, generate your own power, build your own transit system, enforce your own food regulations, enforce the boundaries of your own private property, create, distribute, manage your own currency? Do it yourself ffs, it isn't that hard.

by lstodd 8y ago

This is crazy. Why are you so bent on outsourcing perception and analysis to some third party, like 'intermediate organizations'? Think for yourself, dammit. It isn't that hard.

save_ferris 8y ago

Because a single person can't be an expert at everything, and at some point, individuals must delegate trust to a third party. I'm not an expert on climate change, but it's an issue that I may care about. So what do I do? Drop everything and spend the next 10 years becoming an expert?

russdpale 8y ago

Here is a neat question to think about. In the real world, whennare you not consuming curated information? It wasnt like people didn't have the ability to think for themselves before the onset of an unfiltered internet.

skybrian 8y ago

It's not only hard, it's impossible. We can't go everywhere, see everything, learn every language, read every document. Everything you know that you didn't experience yourself comes from other people.

dwaltrip 8y ago

> Think for yourself, dammit. It isn't that hard. I think for myself plenty. I have realized that it is foolish to completely abandon accumulated collections of knowledge and wisdom and try to do everything from scratch by myself. Yes, they have flaws, but everything has flaws. Any alternative framework or approach must do significantly better with less flaws. Of course, constant effort is required to reevaluate things, to account for known flaws, and so on. I would never advocate for docile, naive acceptance of authority. Edit: I should have also mentioned that I'm a strong proponent of applying a reasonable degree of skepticism to all incoming information, as well as being comfortable with uncertainty. Saying "I'm not sure about that but I'd like to learn more" is a superpower.

ambicapter 8y ago

Why don't you build your own house, build your own car, filter your own water, generate your own power, build your own transit system, enforce your own food regulations, enforce the boundaries of your own private property, create, distribute, manage your own currency? Do it yourself ffs, it isn't that hard.