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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XrTA30yhCg
0:12 AND I DIDN'T EVEN READ THE BOOK!
..."pseudospecies are those who...believe the same things...the pseudospecies provides people with a positive sense of identity but also obliterates our sense of other humans as our kin...
ANYWAY, I HOLD BELIEFS THAT DERIVE FROM ACADEMIA AND ARE SHARED ONLY AMONG A SMALL SEGMENT OF SOCIETY (THE EDUCATED ELITE) AND THESE BELIEFS REFLECT MY UPPER MIDDLE CLASS, CULTURALLY WHITE BACKGROUND. NO WONDER MANY OF THE NATIVES DON'T LIKE ME! THEY REALIZE THAT I'M NOT FROM THEIR SOCIAL CLASS AND SUBCULTURE. READ BELOW!
https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1618761850019287040
https://twitter.com/danwilliamsphil/status/1419958903152984094
Why do well-functioning psychological systems sometimes give rise to absurd beliefs that are radically misaligned with reality? Drawing on signalling theory, I develop and explore the hypothesis that groups often embrace beliefs that are viewed as absurd by outsiders as a means of signalling ingroup commitment. I clarify the game-theoretic and psychological underpinnings of this hypothesis, I contrast it with similar proposals about the signalling functions of beliefs, and I motivate several psychological and sociological predictions that could be used to distinguish it from alternative explanations of irrational group beliefs.
“Apparently irrational cultural beliefs are quite remarkable: they do not appear irrational by slightly departing from common sense, or timidly going beyond what the evidence allows. They appear, rather, like down-right provocations against common sense rationality” (Sperber, 1985, p. 85).
https://www.robkhenderson.com/past-newsletter/absurd-beliefs#
Anybody can say something that’s true. But agreeing about reality tells you nothing about who is on your team. If you want to distinguish between someone who cares about the truth and someone who cares about your team, you need to get them to say something plainly untrue. A key reason is because the person risks looking silly in front of non-group members. By getting them to say something ridiculous, they are indicating that they actually believe it. Or that they care more about your judgment and the group than they do about others. Either way, you can bet they’re on your team.
In fact, people tend to have a more positive memory for how insiders are similar to them and how outsiders are different from them. People believe that those in their group are more trustworthy and share similar values. They also see people within their group as more unique and distinct from one another, and people outside the group as more homogenous or similar in traits, beliefs, and actions (Gaerther et al., 1996).
When a group is perceived to be alike, it is easier to hold biases and make generalizations about them. Researchers believe that prejudice may result from perceived physical or ideological threat to one’s social group, rather than dislike or hostility toward a group of people (Brewer, 2007). Starting with this understanding of the human mind can help us design communication strategies to shift sentiment toward refugees.
https://vdare.com/articles/solving-the-african-iq-conundrum-winning-personality-masks-low-scores
One way to think about an African IQ of 70 is in terms of "mental age"—that is, a person's mental age in relation to his chronological age. Nowadays, standard scores based on the normal distribution (or "bell curve") have replaced the concept of mental age. But it still provides a way to understand differences.
An average IQ of 100 is set to a mental age of 16. Adult Whites, then, have an average mental age of 16, with a normal range (plus or minus one standard deviation) of from less than 14 years to over 18 years.
African Americans average about 25% European ancestry and have an IQ of 85, which is equivalent to a mental age of nearly 14, with a range of from 11 to 16 years.
An IQ of 70 in adults, then, is equivalent to a mental age of about 11 years. This would make the normal range of mental ages found in Africa to be from less than 9 years to almost 14 years.
Eleven-year-olds, of course, are not retarded. They can drive cars, build houses, and work in factories if supervised properly. Eleven-year-olds can even wage war—and do so in many parts of the world.
The Type Of People I'm Dealing With Here!
https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1451666539166539794
Low On The Totem Pole.
Why Did Mike Magpayo Stare At ME As I Made My Way To My Seat At Viejas Arena Midway Through The First Half Of This Game San Diego State 66-53 UC Riverside (Nov 9, 2021) Final Score - ESPN ?It's Because I'm A Poor, Low Status, UGLY, NOBODY! Read Above! (Just Kidding. The Real Reason Is Because He Still Respected ME (Prior To Sending All Of Those Emails To Him) Since I Was One Of The Best Basketball Players For My Age As An Adolescent And Higher Status Than He During Our Childhood, Teenage, And Young Adult Years.)
https://veryayshun.blogspot.com/2014/08/are-any-of-your-reading-this-shit-how.html
A QUICK GLANCE!
