Day: February 9, 2021

Being a closer..

No, I am not talking about selling real estate (though it certainly fits there) or being a relief pitcher in baseball.

But ..in that last bit of a marathon..or when struggling with a heavy (for me) deadlift..or bench press…..or nearing the end of a 5K swim…FINISH THE JOB.

So…there is hopeful news with respect to COVID..at least nationally:

We are back to pre-Thanksgiving levels of new cases per day…still pretty high but down a bit.

So..when I see that I think “ok, now is the time to finish COVID off once and for all.”

But many others think “well, we can loosen up!”
I see an opportunity to finally get that win but…well, I am getting sick of the behavior of others and have started to unfollow people that I used to follow closely.

The way I view others and the way I view certain types of places has changed ..permanently.

On being accurate above all else

Yes, I got the walk in…sort of a bad mood due to snow, cold, etc. Modest tingles…some back stiffness (sleeping? deadlifts yesterday?)

Socially, or …should we say “in terms of social views”, I really don’t fit in..not with the conservatives and, increasingly, not with the strident liberals. Why?

I think this is really it: a group that places values such as “a good person believes X, Y and Z” does not value accuracy; it values conformity to group norms. And I’d rather be correct than accepted;

Conservatives would not accept me because I view COVID as serious and mask wearing as a civic duty.

Liberals do not accept me because I do not believe in a “Blank slate” for humans; I really think that there IS a human nature; much of our behavior is genetically determined and that seeing EVERYTHING in terms of “privileged” vs. “non-privileged” is dumb.

I also believe that humans …most of us anyway, naturally want to better ourselves and achieve things.