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  1. Thomas Newton

    The value to yourself and the country of pursuing self-interest in constructive, intelligent, win-win (where possible) ways

    Yes. That's because of the chaotic ("butterfly effect") and emergent behavior of large groups. We can't easily control or predict precise long-term outcomes because there is too much inherent complexity and sensitivity to "small" interactions; same as with the weather. What we can do is to...
  2. Thomas Newton

    The value to yourself and the country of pursuing self-interest in constructive, intelligent, win-win (where possible) ways

    And yet, the Founding Fathers managed to pull it off when writing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. We fought the greatest military superpower of the time (Great Britain) to win our freedom, won it with a bit of help from France, and survived even a...
  3. Thomas Newton

    The value to yourself and the country of pursuing self-interest in constructive, intelligent, win-win (where possible) ways

    Another useful concept is the Japanese concept of Ikigai, or a reason for being. This involves doing introspection and hard thinking to discover careers/jobs/hobbies Which are interesting to you Which you can do well (using any combination of your competencies, not just your formal education...
  4. Thomas Newton

    The value to yourself and the country of pursuing self-interest in constructive, intelligent, win-win (where possible) ways

    Hi, If the moderators don't mind, I would like to continue discussion of this topic here, separately from this fhread (which was mainly about arbitrary suspension of my FaceBook account). Premises: Pursing self-interest in intelligent, creative, flexible, truthful, country-above-party...
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