Tenets for handling outrage inducing content on social media:

Most people don’t see the world through a True/False filter but an Us/Them filter

• https://www.leaderonomics.com/articles/personal/do-you-get-along-with-others
• https://x.com/michaelmalice/status/1738694461469741411

Introspection is uncommon

30-50% of people you meet don’t have an inner monologue.

The Internet Rewards Narcissists

When you see someone talking shit about a stranger online, remember that narcissists use “Splitting” to expel a narcissist’s bad behavior from their own memory.

Opinions != Expertise

The founding fathers were concerned about giving the right people the right to vote. They wanted to index on property owners to ensure that outcomes were dictated by citizens with a “stake in the game”. They were right to be concerned with the intentions of outsiders. Consider if the person whinging has a stake in the game- or is someone who is espousing their feelings about how other people should live.

Dangerous Outcomes Feared by the Founding Fathers

• “Tyranny of the Majority” – Madison’s great fear in Federalist No. 10, where majority factions could oppress minorities and violate property rights
• Mob Rule and Instability – Hamilton worried about “temporary delusion” of the masses (Federalist No. 68)
• Wealth Redistribution – John Adams wrote: “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God… anarchy and tyranny commence” (Defence of the Constitutions, 1787)
• Election of Demagogues – The Electoral College was partly designed as a safeguard against this (Hamilton, Federalist No. 68)

Public schools are funnels for producing useful idiots.

The public education community has long forgone any semblance of objectivity and fairness. The education system employs people who want a safe career with a pension and ample vacation. The incentives of public education are for teachers who comply and teach compliance. This attracts teachers who drive students towards voting for policies that produce government jobs which forego excellence and accountability.

Disagreeableness is undesirable

Most people generally prefer to get along to go along.

Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.

Cruelty is easier than compassion.

It is the weak who are cruel. Gentleness is only to be expected from the strong.