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@fmalafaya Apr 12, 2019, 9:49 AM UTC

Middle class life

Life at the bottom of the middle class is pretty much the same as life at the top. Sure, at the top you get more, nicer perks. More, nicer cars; more, nicer houses; more meals at nicer restaurants; e…

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@fmalafaya Nov 8, 2018, 5:28 PM UTC

Thank you for a better world, profits

Capitalism and free-markets have delivered stunning results in the last two centuries. Life on Earth has improved dramatically, with the world of today being orders of magnitude better than it was at…

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@fmalafaya Oct 24, 2018, 5:01 PM UTC

Socialism: the biggest evidence of effective fake news

The biggest evidence of the existence of effective fake news and propaganda is the fact that socialism is still widely praised as a good idea. image

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@fmalafaya Oct 19, 2018, 11:17 AM UTC

The biggest collective illusion

The biggest collective illusion is that we are civilized individuals. Civilizations are many-years-long constructions. Our civilized being is walking on top of those constructions. Not all civilizati…

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@fmalafaya Oct 12, 2018, 11:19 AM UTC

Dodge the expert

Too many people are given credit because of a title that has not been scrutinized. The best approach is to be skeptic every time you hear the word "expert". Too many experts build their reputation on…

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@fmalafaya Oct 10, 2018, 10:07 AM UTC

Private property and chaos

The recognition of private property is an antidote to chaos. In the absence of recognition of private property, tyranny is an antidote to chaos. image

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@fmalafaya Oct 8, 2018, 4:51 PM UTC

Parents and rebellion

As self-defining as it may have been, there's a time when you see the foolishness of rebelling against your parents. There's a time when you kick your own ass for having done it. There's a time when…

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@fmalafaya Oct 4, 2018, 2:14 PM UTC

Carpe diem!

Carpe diem has a fatal flaw: It often makes each new diem worse. Until carpe diem just becomes impossible and stupid. image

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@fmalafaya Sep 26, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

Government and morality

If you were obliged to decide between saving a child or an elder, who would you save? My guess is that the majority would pick the child, based on the argument that he or she represents, somehow, the…

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@fmalafaya Sep 25, 2018, 11:10 AM UTC

Rich or alcoholic, which enlightened do you want to be?

If you raise to the clouds, you lose sense of practicality. Everything that can be translated into a task becomes unbearably boring. If you are to become enlightened, you better become rich first, ot…

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