Soros/General Theory

Quote from Brighton:

If the quotes below are accurate, it seems even George and his son have called B.S. on these grand theories.

www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_04_29_a_blowingup.htm

George Soros seemed to be successful for a reason, too. He used to say that he followed something called "the theory of reflexivity." But then, later, Soros wrote that in most situations his theory "is so feeble that it can be safely ignored."

The truest thing about Soros seemed to be what his son Robert had once said: My father will sit down and give you theories to explain why he does this or that. But I remember seeing it as a kid and thinking, Jesus Christ, at least half of this is bullshit. I mean, you know the reason he changes his position on the market or whatever is because his back starts killing him. It has nothing to do with reason. He literally goes into a spasm, and it's this early warning sign.
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99.99% of what I post on the internet is just bullshit.

The purpose of information is to make you feel good about yourself.

There's a conclusion to this, but I'll just let you draw your own.

I don't take no cheap shots.
 
Quote from oldtime:

one thing that always permeates your posts is you acknowledge that you are selfish and self serving and have no compassion unless it serves your own self interest.

Yet you know that this is wrong and constantly challenge anybody to bet you otherwise.
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Want to know how I learned to be "selfish and self-serving"?

By watching what people do, not what they say. I'm very observant like that.

Although, to be more accurate, I think that almost all behavior is genetically-driven. I don't believe that there is really anything more to it than that.

So, rather than say "I learned" to be self-serving and selfish, I would say that I am genetically-inclined to be very observant and to react to those observations.
 
Quote from logic_man:

Want to know how I learned to be "selfish and self-serving"?

By watching what people do, not what they say. I'm very observant like that.
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couple of billion years of evolution and you should be right on top, just like the people in highly decorative costumns skating through Central Park.

You ever think about just being happy for the day? Even though it makes no longterm evolutionary sense? And may even contiribute to the demise of your species?

oh that's right, you don't care about your species, you only care about yourself.

what I can't understand is, if you care so much about yourself, and no one else, why do you not care if you are happy? It seems that would be your most highest concern. Yet you do almost nothing which is generally accepted that makes normal human beings happy. Like caring and taking care of others. Or at the very least, like I do, caring for birds and possumns and worms.

It only takes a bag of sunflower seeds, a bag of catfood and some banannas. Plus, you don't have to deal with dispicable human beings, but you still feel good about yourself because you are helping someone you perceive to be less fortunate.

So how come helping someone does not make you feel good?

Have you never felt good when someone helped you?

And what's so bad about feeling good?

And if you were normal, would you like Doris Day?
 
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