Social media and social justice activists are abound with complaints about what they perceive to be unfair in society. And more the most part they are correct. Unfairness exists throughout society and in the world. In fact, fairness is not the norm. Unfairness is the norm. The life on earth began close to 4 billion … [Read more…]
One of the most common logical arguments for convincing people of this, that, or the other thing is based on linear (one dimensional) thinking. The argument follows a linear progression where A leads to B, which leads to C, which leads to D, which leads to the conclusion E. Thus, A leads to … [Read more…]
The new White House campaign “It’s on us” reminds us that all of the members of society need to take personal responsibility and get involved in promoting the public welfare, particularly in terms of reducing sexual assault and increasing bystander intervention. “Us” means everyone. That includes those that think that “Us” is “Them”. “Us” includes … [Read more…]
Welcome to my arsenal. Sorry, I meant welcome to my home. Remember an English man’s home is his castle, indeed there exists the well known, if often misunderstood, Castle Defence, that covers our right to defend our home, family and possessions, in fact the Castle Defence also extends to a person’s car, but I … [Read more…]
The latest mass killing in the US has created quite a stir of Othering. It began with a socially outcast vengeful young man with pent-up frustration who blames others for his unhappiness. To many in the US, he was a “Nut Job”. To many people outside the US, he was another “American Nut Job”. To some anti-gun activists, he … [Read more…]
Some Thoughts on PTSD Part I Here’s a newsflash from inside the psychology world. About 85% of people get over PTSD on their own. Of the remaining 15% percent around 10% recover with help. About 5% will never get over it. I tell you that because the automatic assumption that a bad experience will cause … [Read more…]
Experts have great balancing ability. Non-experts do not. Balancing is defined as: “to offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another.” “The cost of obtaining such information needs to be balanced against its benefits” Synonyms: compare, evaluate, consider, assess, appraise, and estimate “It is a matter of balancing advantages against disadvantages” … [Read more…]
Long good talk with Erik Kondo last week about improving navigation on CRGI and many other things. Stay tuned on that, there are a couple of ongoing projects I need to write about soon. In the process we were talking about identifying good practices and practitioners, and I was balking. “My idea of good may not be someone else’s. … [Read more…]
You can’t be sure. There is no such thing as a “survival level of proficiency.” The world has a 100% death rate and no matter how skilled, equipped, or physically gifted you are, there is stuff out there that can splat you like a bug on a windshield. That’s just the way it is. The … [Read more…]
Trying to answer an e-mail and it needs a little thinking out loud. It wasn’t a big thing, there was a single sentence about validity, but the concept of validity in self-defense instruction is a big one. Rocky. I’ve seen a lot of things work and a lot of things fail. And thought — a … [Read more…]