Thought of the Day #8

Slavery is enforced not only through top-down policy, but among the slaves.
The slaves keep each other down.

Explanation:
Conspiracy theories like to see the world as being controlled by mysterious people behind the curtains.
What they tend to forget is that we really do control each other. The way we eat, dress, sleep, walk, talk, write, surf, run, swim, read, have sex, raise kids, celebrate and die. We influence each other in every possible way.

And the opposite is true too.

Just as we can keep each other down, we can raise each other up too.

Thought of the night #7: Capitalism is the ultimate social-ism

Capitalism is the ultimate social-ism.

Explanation:

The free market is driven by market forces of supply and demand, and self-interest, which is best served by rational decisions driven by the market.

It's about a common good, and you - but only in the context of a greater whole.

Thought of the Day #6: Apple vs Acer

The two computers I've used in the last 5 years has been Acer and Apple.

Acer is cheap and standard.
Reliability varies. I've had my current machine for 5 years. It works fine.
The best machines they've made have been the least fancy.
Anytime they tried to do something fancy, they've been hits and misses.

Apple is expensive and extraordinary in user experience.
Reliability seems to be pretty good. No hiccups so far.

I can't help but notice that they embody different values. And that I have somewhat conflicting values that co-exist in me.

I like Acer when I am concerned with costs. You see, I want the most bang for the buck. I don't want anything fancy, no super high-res monitor, no aluminium enclosure, no smooth trackpad. I just want the fastest machine there is within my small budget. And with this, I am ready to leave quality to luck and return faulty products if necessary.

I "like" Apple, whenever I am told that only the best matter.

Inside Out.

Or...

I like this poster better :)

1

This movie will literally show you what is inside you.

Train of thought. 

What is the train of thought? 

What is its relation to the conscious, subconscious, emotions, memories?

www.pixarpost.com/2015/01/Train-of-Thought-Concept-Art.html

Imaginary Friends. What an imaginary friends? Why do they exist? Where do they go? Why are they so strange?

Stages of psychological development.

Subconscious trauma being created.

Resulting phobia.

Subconscious forgetting.

Memories. Long-term memory storage. Forgetting.

Main Driving Emotions - Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust.

Values. 

Drivers.

How phobias are formed.

The nature of imagination.

Self-talk.

Dreams.

If you look deep enough, there is so much detail. These are the ones I know. I'm sure there's more. 

Read in between the lines, because the movie presents a model of the human mind, but models are never the real thing. The truth lies in both what the model does and does not describe, and it is by filling the gaps that we discover.

2

This is no children's movie. As with many Disney/Pixar movies, it is about deeper themes. 

Disney knows more about how you and I work than most of us.

3

What people think about the movie reflects their understanding of the mind.

Thought of the Night #1

"There are only two kinds of time - 
now, 
or too late."

NOW,
or TOO LATE. 

Thought of the Day #4

Question your assumptions.

Why are work and play be divided? Why is there this invisible line between work and play?
Why are work and leisure be divided?
Why does there have to be a future?
Why is there any meaning?
Is the mind-body separate?
Is your job the best fit possible?