tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post5301336829106725759..comments2023-09-26T09:31:52.849-07:00Comments on The Flamboyant Introvert: Or... maybe its neitherBakari Kafelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06037720771479419105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post-10145060879387712302015-12-14T15:04:51.942-08:002015-12-14T15:04:51.942-08:00I agree with everything you said. And don't h...I agree with everything you said. And don't have much solution...<br />Thanks for letting me know people are still stumbling across this now and then!Bakarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04002145755975841287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post-24083838522264836572015-12-14T08:15:45.557-08:002015-12-14T08:15:45.557-08:00Very well put together. Thanks for doing the work,...Very well put together. Thanks for doing the work, I'm going to bookmark it as I often make similar points, but can never make myself write a cohesive post tying them together. <br /><br />Interestingly, one idea appealing to a person often serves as a "gateway drug" to the complete left or right ideology. While it is only an anecdote, all my friends who got interested in firearms eventually embraced other conservative positions, even if they started in opposition to them. My "gateway" into politics was the environment, and at least in regards to gay rights my position switched in line with the rest of the Left orthodoxy. <br /><br />Staying intellectually honest, examining and challenging your views, not rejecting inconvenient facts outright does not come to us naturally. Sticking to our tribes does. So there is an uphill battle here. Humanity seem to be winning it - but slowly, and with frequent and dramatic setbacks.wladovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174194313678271391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399966929964838853.post-84595177575682909192015-07-25T17:13:09.807-07:002015-07-25T17:13:09.807-07:00Knowing that you are passionate about a political ...Knowing that you are passionate about a political idea sometimes makes people who are moderate like to label you are "extremely right" or "extremely left". In regards to Hypermile techniques, It seems to fit into the two extremes (in my opinion). On the right, you are a fiscal conservative, due to sort of "extreme" budgeting of every last drop of gas you would buy. (Just like they would do in the Mad Max movies.) The "extreme left" side of hypermiling has to be the idea of relying less on fossil fuels. I can go into detail, but seems that the reality of hypermiling intersecting with politics occurs in proper highway maintenance. re: if questions thanks, your blog is very "spot on".! /^^\VW Hypermilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565624046292948808noreply@blogger.com