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3. The ‘Right’ ain’t bright You might think because there are a lot of smart people on the ‘right’, that their version of the truth is just as legitimate. But that’s poppycock. Plenty of smart people are ignorant, this is because for them the truth doesn’t come first. Their personal and tribal narratives do. They...
4. Conservative lizard brains and purity The idea of purity is just a reaction to the lizard brain’s disgust mechanism. That’s why conservative people are more concerned with purity because they are more driven by their lizard brain, as their frontal cortex is underdeveloped....
5. Do what you can to improve things, but don’t forget to enjoy and be thankful for what is. It’s so easy to look around at society and reflect on your situation and think things need to change, and they do need to change, they always need to change. But we must understand that changing the system will never lead to some perfect utopia, the flaw goes beyond the...
6. The problem of following blindly Some people think leaders are beyond reproach, but if you know anything about human behaviour you know even good leaders need checks and balances....
7. The Truth Teller’s Dilemma Those who fit themselves within the parameters of the system’s culture, and don’t look for what’s right, but what it is that will help them advance; are often rewarded for it. And those who are contrarian, who speak of the errors and misgivings of the culture are often ignored and...
8. Populist leaders are con-jobs I used to think a populist leader would be a good thing, giving the masses what they need. But a populist leader doesn’t give the population what they need. They give them an enemy to blame....
9. What is wiser? Ask yourself, what is wiser. To act on climate change even if the worst outcomes are not as predicted. Or to not act and take the chance that the worst predictions are in fact the reality....
10. It started with Reagan & Thatcher. Imagine if you will if corporations decided what was best for society, while their main aim was to maximise profit. And imagine if there wasn’t a body, let’s call it a government, with the power or will to keep these corporations in check, ensuring that their need to maximise profit...

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