Knowing vs Knowing The Meaning Of

I was just thinking about something I know and suddenly the meaning of it became clear. I went from knowing to understanding. I think.

Humans are political animals. They are designed for small (10 to 150) group interaction. In this later day we have somewhat expanded the idea of “group” to people all over the world. Still. About 150 is the maximum personal interaction space (mostly).

So anyway. Given what we know today what sort of things should we see in politics? Well what do we know? Kids (15 – 25) come up with all kinds of wild ideas. Some of them are political. This is caused in part by a lack of knowledge combined with high endocannabinoid production. By age 30 endocannabinoid production has declined quite a bit. Fewer wild ideas and more concern for continuity. Plus they are likely raising families.

So we expect that the young will be the radicals and the old the conservatives. The youth party this year is running a decrepit old woman. The old folks home is running a vigorous old man. The old party will stick us with policies that have outlived their time. The young party will stick us with ideas that are neither well thought out or tested. And then you have thermodynamics.

A thermodynamic explanation of politics

Then there is this year, when the youth party is running a woman with no beliefs. She is only in it for the money.

Sometimes I get annoyed at my old party friends for not listening to reason. An error on my part. They are generally not built for it. In fact a consideration of alternate hypothesis is not a working skill most people cultivate. So why do I keep at it? There might be a few kids listening.


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3 responses to “Knowing vs Knowing The Meaning Of”

  1. OregonGuy Avatar

    Also helps if you’ve read George Berkeley.
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  2. captain*arizona Avatar
    captain*arizona

    its not what you it is what you can do with what you know.

  3. Man Mountain Molehill Avatar
    Man Mountain Molehill

    Kids are easily manipulated jerks. You expected otherwise?