5 Tweets 8 reads Feb 22, 2023
"When you get rid of physical violence, you don't get rid of power - the power just goes somewhere else. Where has power gone if not people killing each other in battle?
It has gone to a war over truth and lies. Whoever can impose their lies on society, wins"
@becomepluribus
"It's much more optimal to be a feminist professor writing lies that will influence billions of people than to raise a family - you get more leverage over the future by writing feminist papers than birthing children"
"It's not intelligence that's power maximizing - but it's not."
"The most intelligent people are beaten by people who are less intelligent but more able to wield lies that generate the right kind of loyalty"
"It doesn't matter who's right - it matters who's the woman"
On virtue signalling:
"You have these public goods where you need to make a decision that's good for everyone, but being in favor of it signals bad things about you"
"Nobody wants to be a transphobe, but everyone would prefer for their children to not get mutilated"

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