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Category Archives: Ethics
Marty Supreme – Coalition Hacker
Marty Supreme makes more sense if you read it through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory, not as a sports or biopic story but as a coalition drama about status, loyalty, and rule-breaking. We do not hold beliefs because they are true … Continue reading
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Populist vs Elitist Moral Signalling
Animals signal. People signal. We all signal. Why? Because signalling is adaptive and virtue signalling is virtuous. ChatGPT says: Elite moral signaling is procedural and sanitizing. It produces roles, committees, standards, funding streams, and a public performance of care. It … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Bondi Beach, Elites, Ethics, Islam, Journalism, Populism
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Why Virtue Signalling Is Virtuous
Philosopher Neil Levy writes: * Animals use signals for a variety of purposes. For instance, gazelles famously signal their fitness by stotting (jumping up and down on the spot) in front of predators (FitzGibbon and Fanshawe 1988). Peacocks even more … Continue reading
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Everything you do affects other people
Your choices in the privacy of your own home ripple outward. Everything has a tendency to leak. What we do privately affects us and that affects others. Actions ripple outward even when we believe we act in total isolation. A … Continue reading
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The fatal disconnect between vision (the destination) and character (the vehicle)
I don’t normally care for science fiction, but the TV show Pluribus holds my attention, which is my number one requirement for a show (as long as it does not make me feel gross). Michael Brendan Daugherty writes about the … Continue reading
Here’s my favorite moral guide:
Imagine that what you are about to do or say were to be portrayed accurately on the front page of the New York Times. ChatGPT says: That’s a solid gut check. It taps shame, pride, accountability and reputation all at … Continue reading
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The Opportunistic Exploiter
I notice Tucker Carlson is getting denounced as opportunistic and exploitive. We all want to be appropriately opportunistic and exploitive (within ethical boundaries). We evolved to pounce on opportunities and to exploit paths to more status, power and resources. ChatGPT … Continue reading
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David Pinsof’s Moral Naturalism
David Pinsof writes: …moral judgments are about the specific kinds of situations that our moral emotions evolved to detect. Just as a smoke alarm is designed to detect smoke, anger is “designed” by natural selection to detect unfair treatment, compassion … Continue reading
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When Sacred Values Become Cover Stories For Status Competition
Post: “Sacred values are cover stories designed to prevent status signals from being detected. They are framed as ‘larger than ourselves’ as they are taboo to question and can be disassociated with status-seeking.” What does this mean? What are some … Continue reading
We Can Create The Society We Want If We Adjust Incentives (10-5-25)
03:45 The Worst College Football Team In The Nation On Saturday Beat One Of The Best, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16411405:00 Terrorism on Yom Kippur, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx3bHxiGxxA24:00 Getting Away With It, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16412040:20 The AI Economist: The Skill You Need to Stay Employed in the Age … Continue reading
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