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Cut Luck; Don’t Trust the Crowd
The opinions of foolish people shouldn’t worry an intelligent person. It’s like a seeing person relying on the advices of the blind. Big amount of people are blind in mind—mostly because they’re busy chasing money or pleasures. And usually they’re led by other big blind men whom luck tossed to the top; then they run…
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Fragility of Large Structures
Any large concentration of people will, in one way or another, face gradual decay in some form. Both technological and physical large-scale systems are destined to collapse, whether they are national states, corporations, or social networks with mega-sites, because they become overly complex, tangled, and bloated. And it is a very rare person who can…
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Honesty Leads to Goodness
Honesty is needed to achieve something truly good. Otherwise, how can you admit to yourself that you were wrong or made mistakes in order to grow? Improvement always involves growth. No matter how much something may dazzle you, if its essence is dishonest—prone to lying and self-deception—then its potential for good is low, and its…
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Fear of death and Greed
Humanity’s two biggest, fatal misconceptions so far are: 1. Fear of death (In truth, dying is easy, and death helps us live better, without fearing mistakes, especially when we’ve lived honestly and without greed) 2. Greed (What’s the point of consuming so much? You’ll die anyway… and don’t forget that we’re just fruits on the…
Philosophical aphorisms & critical reflectionS