Thought 521: A Disclaimer about this Blogsite

SOT is my way.

Thought 520: Why I Will Never Be a Parent

I don't want to be social,

even for the sake of

my children.

Thought 519: My View of Happiness

Happiness, as I see it, 

is the sweet-spot in

life integration, 

stimulation, 

and condition.

Thought 518: Ayn Rand's Philosophical Egotism

I can tell a philosophical 

egotist because I am one.

Thought 517: Enforced Altruism v Enforced Selfishism

Enforced altruism

will always cause

a backlash—

I should know, 

my income

depends on it.

That does not

mean that

selfishism

should be

enforced in

its stead.

Thought 516: Morality and the Powerful

When did the powerful

become powerful through

being moral?

Thought 515: 5usiness 1s 5usiness

'Business is business.'

In other words, when it comes

to making money, all other considerations,

including those pertaining to basic

human decency, can go out 

of the window.

Thought 514: Plato's Republic as Internal Order

The internal self

is a commonwealth.

Thought 513: Nietzsche's Way to Morality

The new morality

in the wake of

Nietzsche's 

philosophy

is the one

that has

ever been

at work:

trust and

distrust,

credit

and debt.

Credit is

gained when

empowering

others by increasing

their ability to

exert themselves 

and debt is accrued

when disempowering

others by reducing

their ability to

exert themselves.

Thought 512: Chav-Hating Chavs

Individuals who look down on chavs have often

struck me as being quite chavvy themselves.

Thought 511: People Acting in Accordance with Their Natural Inclination

People acting in accordance 
with their natural inclination

provides a defence against

rampant conformity.

Thought 510: Introverts and the Working World

Woe, woe, woe.

Addendum:

Extroverts

get power

from others.

Introverts

get power

from themselves.

Thought 509: What Is the Problem of School?

That it exists.

Thought 508: The Anti-Nanny-State Brigade

Not a few who 

hate the 'Nanny State'

were probably privileged 

enough to be half-raised 

by a nanny.

Thought 507: Philosopher-Bums

Philosopher-bums on the outside 
but philosopher-kings on the inside.

Thought 506: Robin Hood

The story of Robin Hood

is not simply about stealing

from the rich to give to the poor,

but first to return to the poor

what the rich stole from them,

including by way of taxation

and expropriation.

Thought 505: Phoney Rule of Law

Man-made law is phoney

as compared to natural law.

No. I am phoney.

Thought 504: Getting Evolved v Getting Involved

Don't get involved.

Get evolved.

Thought 503: Plurality as Natural Law Principle

The Principle of Plurality.

Thought 502: All Religious

We all need

a comfort

blanket.

I wonder whether

the reason religions

are so popular is that

their doctrines manage

to activate pleasure

centres in the brain.

Thought 501: Worldview Poisonings

Mainstream media: mainstream poisoning.

Social media: social poisoning.

Alternative media: alternative poisoning.