No good deed goes unpunished: When kindness vilifies you Have you ever helped someone only for that someone to turn against you? “*The ingratitude!*” you think to yourself. Yet, haughtily expecting acknowledgment for your mercy is why you are the villain of your story. Let me explain… Beneath the pathological self-righteous altruism - of Christians and Western socialists alike - lies the true motivation behind many alleged “acts of kindness.” These pretentious good deeds…
Traffic lights: the perfect analogy for government - Slow, inefficient, costly, frustrating & lethal Traffic lights are a Pavlovian bell, an exercise conditioning blind obedience to perceived “authority.” They represent a gamification of submission, whereby matching your behavior to basic colors grants you a sense of accomplishment - just like a childish video game. Traffic lights reward you with a feeling of satisfaction as you discover and adhere to simple patterns, and…
Losing hope: Optimism in despair Unfounded optimism deprives you of useful urgency and footing on reality. Blind faith that “things will somehow get better” on their own is a vulnerability that makes you susceptible to manipulation. Unrealistic hope puts you in danger of flying too close to the sun. Boldly accepting your dire circumstances is your first step towards survival. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Icarus-Greek-mythology *“False hopes are more dangerous than…
Toxic positivity & self-punishment Give yourself some credit for the rough path you find yourself on It’s more tempting for the fortunate to attribute all of their success to themselves than for the unfortunate to blame their failures on everything else. Those that as circumstantially fortunate prefer not to acknowledge what random external factors contributed to their bliss; to do so would mean discarding their identity as a winner, and thus opening the gate to impostor…
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