Kind of sums up the state of the country. We just had an election and while it’s true only about 2/3rds of the eligible population bothered to vote, a majority concluded that moral integrity doesn’t matter. That seems to be the trajectory we’re on in the US. Not surprising given our history.
It's a bad sign how much this dovetails with the weird looks I get when simulation theory comes up in conversation and I point out that one should be ethical despite the possibility of being in sim so as not to incur moral injury, isn't it.
(* I first thought mentioning Kristofferson was super-belated, but upon doublechecking: he died exactly 6 wks ago -- Sat, Sept 29 -- man, oh man a lot has happened in 6 weeks.🙄)
After the election, my mom half-joked that in the next life she was going to comeback as an unrepentant liar, because terrible people seem to get whatever they want and no one cares. And we laughed, but at the same time …
Think this answers why liberals will never match the Wehrmacht media sphere. None of us are comfortable getting on camera and oozing lies through a winning smile.
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The Liars and Grifters Sleeping at Night:
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/billionaires-back-a-new-anti-woke-university-fefd0c40
Do good, not because you'll be rewarded, but because it is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwuoFt0c1VM
(* I first thought mentioning Kristofferson was super-belated, but upon doublechecking: he died exactly 6 wks ago -- Sat, Sept 29 -- man, oh man a lot has happened in 6 weeks.🙄)