fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2469 days agoMiddle class lifeLife 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 hou...5fmalafaya(25)•in life•2469 days agoMiddle class lifeLife 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 hou...5
fmalafaya(25)•in #economics•2624 days agoThank you for a better world, profitsCapitalism and free-markets have delivered stunning results in the last two centuries. Life on Earth has improved dramatically, with the world of today being or...2fmalafaya(25)•in economics•2624 days agoThank you for a better world, profitsCapitalism and free-markets have delivered stunning results in the last two centuries. Life on Earth has improved dramatically, with the world of today being or...2
fmalafaya(25)•in #politics•2639 days agoSocialism: the biggest evidence of effective fake newsThe 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...3fmalafaya(25)•in politics•2639 days agoSocialism: the biggest evidence of effective fake newsThe 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...3
fmalafaya(25)•in #philosophy•2644 days agoThe biggest collective illusionThe biggest collective illusion is that we are civilized individuals. Civilizations are many-years-long constructions. Our civilized being is walking on top of ...2fmalafaya(25)•in philosophy•2644 days agoThe biggest collective illusionThe biggest collective illusion is that we are civilized individuals. Civilizations are many-years-long constructions. Our civilized being is walking on top of ...2
fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2651 days agoDodge the expertToo 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...1fmalafaya(25)•in life•2651 days agoDodge the expertToo 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...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #politics•2653 days agoPrivate property and chaosThe recognition of private property is an antidote to chaos. In the absence of recognition of private property, tyranny is an antidote to chaos. image...1fmalafaya(25)•in politics•2653 days agoPrivate property and chaosThe recognition of private property is an antidote to chaos. In the absence of recognition of private property, tyranny is an antidote to chaos. image...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2655 days agoParents and rebellionAs 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 f...1fmalafaya(25)•in life•2655 days agoParents and rebellionAs 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 f...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2659 days agoCarpe diem!Carpe diem has a fatal flaw: It often makes each new diem worse. Until carpe diem just becomes impossible and stupid. image...1fmalafaya(25)•in life•2659 days agoCarpe diem!Carpe diem has a fatal flaw: It often makes each new diem worse. Until carpe diem just becomes impossible and stupid. image...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #politics•2667 days agoGovernment and moralityIf 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 ...1fmalafaya(25)•in politics•2667 days agoGovernment and moralityIf 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 ...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2668 days agoRich 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 enligh...1fmalafaya(25)•in life•2668 days agoRich 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 enligh...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #love•2674 days agoLove and compassionThe secret to love is not passion, but compassion. Extreme compassion is called love. image...2fmalafaya(25)•in love•2674 days agoLove and compassionThe secret to love is not passion, but compassion. Extreme compassion is called love. image...2
fmalafaya(25)•in #philosophy•2675 days agoUnhappy happinessThey say intelligent people are unhappier. This is because a number of reasons, from propensity to loneliness to awareness of the world's misery. But if these p...3fmalafaya(25)•in philosophy•2675 days agoUnhappy happinessThey say intelligent people are unhappier. This is because a number of reasons, from propensity to loneliness to awareness of the world's misery. But if these p...3
fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2681 days agoBuilding a past so you can die in peaceWhen you're young, you live the present to create a future where you can create great present to become great past to remember in the farther future. As if reme...2fmalafaya(25)•in life•2681 days agoBuilding a past so you can die in peaceWhen you're young, you live the present to create a future where you can create great present to become great past to remember in the farther future. As if reme...2
fmalafaya(25)•in #life•2682 days agoHappiness and jobsMost people complain about being stuck to a job. They say life would be much more interesting if only they could do whatever they wanted. The problem is that "w...3fmalafaya(25)•in life•2682 days agoHappiness and jobsMost people complain about being stuck to a job. They say life would be much more interesting if only they could do whatever they wanted. The problem is that "w...3
fmalafaya(25)•in #freedom•2686 days agoVirus-like menace to freedomIf: 1 - you support that an idea doesn't qualify as free speech AND 2 - you contribute to the normalization of a broader meaning/definition of that idea... ...y...1fmalafaya(25)•in freedom•2686 days agoVirus-like menace to freedomIf: 1 - you support that an idea doesn't qualify as free speech AND 2 - you contribute to the normalization of a broader meaning/definition of that idea... ...y...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #economics•2687 days agoThe road to socialism in predominantly capitalist systemsIn a system that is X% capitalist and Y% socialist, where X > Y, the problems derived from Y will always be used by socialists to justify more socialism. This i...2fmalafaya(25)•in economics•2687 days agoThe road to socialism in predominantly capitalist systemsIn a system that is X% capitalist and Y% socialist, where X > Y, the problems derived from Y will always be used by socialists to justify more socialism. This i...2
fmalafaya(25)•in #freedom•2689 days agoCentralize everything......in the individual. In every one of them. image...1fmalafaya(25)•in freedom•2689 days agoCentralize everything......in the individual. In every one of them. image...1
fmalafaya(25)•in #politics•2690 days agoPower and clevernessPeople who think they are clever believe that it's only natural that they are able to decide better than thousands or millions of people that are "not so clever...2fmalafaya(25)•in politics•2690 days agoPower and clevernessPeople who think they are clever believe that it's only natural that they are able to decide better than thousands or millions of people that are "not so clever...2
fmalafaya(25)•in #economics•2693 days agoThe rise of a new AmericaAt the rate I perceive young people are adopting crazy socialist ideas, I foresee the emergence of a new capitalist super power. This will be the new America, h...3fmalafaya(25)•in economics•2693 days agoThe rise of a new AmericaAt the rate I perceive young people are adopting crazy socialist ideas, I foresee the emergence of a new capitalist super power. This will be the new America, h...3
fmalafaya(25)•in #philosophy•2694 days agoMorality - why it mattersNatural rights are only natural in light of morality. Nature is a game of symbiotic rule of power. Morality is what gives humans the edge, which is translated i...2fmalafaya(25)•in philosophy•2694 days agoMorality - why it mattersNatural rights are only natural in light of morality. Nature is a game of symbiotic rule of power. Morality is what gives humans the edge, which is translated i...2
