Utopic vs. Real World Systems

So Dave and I had been having a discussion about why people play the Game. He pretty much said that while it is a flawed system it does accomplish some hefty goals; namely helping girls to weed out the bad apples. So I thought about this and compared it w/ my own ideals (Utopic) to see what the differences are. Here's a copy of the email:

So I've been thinking more about our conversation last night and I've come to the conclusion that neither the Utopic System (US) that I want the world to use, nor the Real World System (RWS) are very good at protecting females from bad guys. The only differences are who they get fucked by in the end (fucked meaning royally, not just physically) and how many times they get fucked.

First off, an Asshole is defined as someone who is willing to take advantage of a person for any reason. This could be taking advantage of their trust, kindness, or love. It can be manipulating them for your own reasons. It can be many different things which all really add up to 'immoral'. So I guess an Asshole is someone who is willing to use someone for the own goals without considering the goals of the other person. (Kant's definition of immorality btw).

Secondly, US is a system where people don't play societal games and just accept each other at face value for who they are. There is no threating behavior to consider, no lying, or deception. You get what you see, and that is it. Take it or leave it. The RWS is a system that works on the principle of filtration of the sheer number of potential mates through a series of checks. These checks take the form of acceptance/denial behaviors on part of the female with respect to a particular action/verbalization by the male.

The US clearly has the Bad Apple Problem (BAP) that you pointed out last night. So I asked the question of type of Asshole that will be doing the fucking? Seems to me the Assholes who are willing to take advantage of a Good system for their own evil reasons. Since there is no real check involved, these guys can streak through and into a girl's heart where they can systematically destroy the person for the own sick reasons. How many times would they get fucked? Probably a lot considering the sheer number of total assholes in the world who would be more than willing to take advantage of an honest open system like this...

The RWS has the Player Problem (PP), this being that all an Asshole's gotta do is become a master of the RWS. This is in opposition to the previous system where the Asshole crossed the line by breaking the rules of the US. An Asshole can still play within the framework of the RWS, obey every fiteration criteria, and still never gravitate beyond Asshole. However, the moment a person breaks the rules incorporated in the US, they then become an Asshole at that moment. Furthermore, the filtration system can in inadvertently rule out possible quality mates (false negatives), as well as pick an Asshole who is a Player (false positives). Interestingly, Players are using the faith that women have in the RWS against them.

Finally we arrive at the crux of the reason that the RWS has been employed by females for so many years, and continues to be implemented today, what kind of Assholes are doing the fucking? Well here you have someone who has played by all the rules that were established and agreed upon, so at the end of the day, he can walk away saying, "You can call me an Asshole if you want, but just remember that you are the Retard who chose this Asshole." So, at least you aren't ending up with someone who blatantly broke the rules of the system to become an Asshole, you are only ending up with someone who was able to dupe you instead. The other, arguably, more important aspect is the sheer number of Assholes you'd sleep with is dramatically lower using a filtration system like RWS.

I think that the interesting thing about this dialog is the fact that both systems really do hinge on a woman's individual ability to judge a person's character. Using the US, the woman has to analyze based upon her own instincts alone, whether the guy is a BAP or not. Using the RWS, the woman has to use her instincts to decide if the guy is a PP or not. However, the fact that the sheer number of times that you are likely to get fucked, regardless of your own capacity as a judge of character is probably much lower if one employs the RWS.

The acronyms are for you Dave.

Sykes Hot Springs

Healing Power of Dogs

Ok, so most of you know that I'm a dog lover, and I go as far to say that we have a particular kinship. Here is an article from the NYTimes website that talks about some studies that have shown how dogs help your health in all sorts of interesting ways. Link

Most notably is the part where there talk about a 2006 study showing that dogs can smell out cancer patients.

"More recently, some studies have suggested dogs can be cancer detectors. In 2006, the medical journal Integrative Cancer Therapies reported how ordinary house dogs could identify breast and lung cancer patients by smelling their breath. A University of Maine study is testing whether dogs can sniff out ovarian cancer."

Ummm, and how do you think the dogs going to 'sniff out' that ovarian cancer? I'm guessing that those lucky animals are going to be smelling ladies crotches for ovarian cancer. You mean to tell me that these dogs are going to be not only allowed, but encouraged to stick their noses in peoples crotches? I'm sorry but that is just TOO funny! =)

Class Warfare

Here's a chart based on Paul Krugman's writeup of data from the CBO's new "Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates" report. Naturally, the only solution is tax cuts.

First off this is an exponential- what's worse is the last half of the x-axis is a log scale as well- eek.

Some comments I read that made sense; people in the top 20% of the nation's income range will have their incomes directly tied to the economy. During these years '03-'05 the US grew by about 5-6% so take that off of the top 20% and you still have an exponential. The only difference is that you don't have that nasty little step between 'Fourth 20%' and 'Top 20%'.

If anyone has doubts about the Bush tax cuts and what it has done for this country I think this pretty solidly refutes that. Finally, I think that the super rich in this country really need to take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself what you really need all that money for? What are you spending it on? Is that stuff going to matter after worms are crawling in your skull? Maybe you should do something like, I say grudgingly- due to my hatred of all that is Microsoft, Bill and Melinda Gates. I know that when Bill is dead and gone his money will continue to make the world a better place. Wasn't there always some part of your entrepreneurial soul that wanted to make a difference as well as becoming filthy rich?

How I know God loves Santa Cruz

Well besides just our name.

So I had plans to take some pictures after some exercise. I start setting up my tripod looking out over the bay. Couple minutes goes by and I can feel a little bit of mist on my face. I look up the valley and there's a huge double rainbow- complete arch, bright and in all of its Noah like beauty. Hope you like the pic, God definitely helped.

Capitola At Night

Went to the drive-in for the first time. Wow! How much fun is two movies for $6 in a place where you can drink and smoke at your leisure, not to mention talking whenever the hell you want. Anyway, had like an hour to kill so I took some pics of Capitola as the moon was rising. Turned out pretty good.

Coffee and Women

Anyone notice that good coffee and good women have something in common? They're both equally sweet and bitter! Haha

Tetons HDR

So this is my first experiment with HDR (High Dynamic Range) picture taking. I finally owned up and bought a nice tripod so I can play with this stuff now. I need to experiment, and I really need a new camera- one with a trigger...or maybe auto-bracket with a 2s delay might work as well. Thoughts Dave?

Happy Birthday Saint Augustine

So yeah it's this guy's B-day. He basically ended Paganism and created the stigma behind things related to it (symbols, gods, beliefs, etc). Kinda lame as far as I'm concerned. Thing I like about the Pagans is that they were cool with other gods. Oh yeah, Yaweh, he's cool, I like him too! Why not? We're basically back to that now with the entire world mono-culture. So he was raised Pagan and converted. Then he wrote a bunch of stuff about how great Christianity is and how shitty Pagans are. Anyway, I heard something interesting...the reason his stuff became such an influential presence in the religion is because his writings survived a fire. A single fire. Just think, the entire history of the world has changed because of one fire. What would the world be like if that fire had just gone a little further?

Another Dark Tower Quote

Again from Roland Deschain:

"I know," Roland said. "And no matter. We spread the time as we can, but in the end the world takes it all back."

The Wolves of Calla- The Dark Tower Series- Book 5