Cameron Green

I think the insecurity underlying the psychology of many of the more odious rich or famous people and their families is that if they were better people, they wouldn't have become rich or famous

People wanting to implement radical change often justify, or mask the flaws of, their ideas by exaggerating the flaws of the current system and denying the possibility of meaningful reform. If the justification behind destabilising society is "anything is better than this", it is usually wrong

The divide of rationality between the religious and the secular might be less important than the one between those who accept the theory of evolution and those who won't. Believing in things that can't be proven is less of a barrier to shared progress than denying incredibly well proven facts.

I do not believe the 1% contains the bad people, and the 99% contains only good. Class-based analysis is relevant and necessary, as our material conditions alter our political viewpoints. Painting all members of one class as morally better or worse than another, however, is inaccurate and unhelpful

If academia is largely liberal, arrayed as it is against the power exerted by money on political parties and the media, that performs not a warping influence on our intellectual landscape, but rather a balancing one. As we look at the world, that balance is sorely needed.

If we look at power, which is surely what is important, we see what interests are reflected. Inaction on our most pressing issues, such as inequality, the climate, biodiversity crises, even democracy, reflects not the views of a liberal academia, but rather the capitalist class.

Many people point to how academia is too liberal. To warrant attention, though, something should not only be true in isolation but also important. Academics pale in political power compared to the press, social media etc. These are owned by avid capitalists from centre to right-wing positions.

I asked ChatGPT but it did its usual "This is subjective" thing, even when I rephrased to ask it "Who is generally considered the wisest". It also got hung up on the "non-religious" aspect when eventually recommending a list of humanists. I will check them out, but not what I was looking for

Given that Socrates is no longer an option, I asked the AI oracles who was the wisest non-religious person alive today. Gemini listed @petersinger.info first, which would have been my pick too. It then followed with Nussbaum, Chomsky, Pinker, Harari and Atwood.

A lot of the world's problems come from too many of us taking our own small worlds too seriously and not taking the rest of the world, and this includes the world after us, seriously enough. To live a more ethical life, most people need to rebalance this equation

Most people don't know or understand the full extent of what animals endure in our farming systems, especially in our industrial farming systems. By advocating for animals, we empower people to become active moral agents in their lives

As more of Trump's incompetence and bad character reveal themselves, honest, decent people who supported him have two choices. Admit they made a mistake, or keep losing parts of their own honesty and decency in order to maintain their continued support of him.

Tiered taxation is the fairest taxation. Australia, like many wealthy countries, should bring back a higher tier. Use it to pay down debt.

The basis of environmental economics: tax pollution, reward endeavour

People have a hard time imagining themselves beyond their role in capitalism. Start with recognising there is a lot of good which needs doing in the world, then choose the part of this you would like to use your energy and talent to address

I don't care about the soap opera manufactured by Donald Trump. I care what people are doing to resist. Use your attention wisely

Capitalism is a machine. It can do useful things, but it can't comprehend beauty, or justice

Interview - Philosophical Foundations The second release from the discussion between Simon and me. This one is more philosophical and focused on where morality comes from, why we should care about morality and so on. Hopefully you feel th...

My discussion on the foundations of morality with @fluidroid.bsky.social on Don't Panic Yet (Resharing after I fixed social media sharing) camerongreen.org/t/interview-...

If humanity manages to survive our current growing pains, we will look back on moments like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Darwin's On the Origin of Species as key moments in humanity's transition from childhood to adolescence. If...

Markets should be as free as possible, but no freer

Inequality is a spiral; those accruing power and resources at the same time accrue a greater ability to manipulate the political system towards their own interests; to support political equality, one should also support limiting high material inequality

I want to like capitalism, but almost every time someone tells me why we can't fix the environment, inequality, transport, energy, the lives of farm animals and so on, they say capitalism won't like it

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The difference between vegetarian and vegan philosophy is that while we agree the unnecessary killing of a sentient being is unjust, veganism asserts that what is done to sentient beings who are alive, in industries like the egg and dairy, is also unjust

Tax pollution and other undesirable things, rather than productivity

I can understand Trump more than I can understand his followers, Musk included. I mean if you are going to be a fool, at least be king of the fools

Every now and then a person will say "everyone is selfish and out for themselves". This is simplistic, selfishness exists alongside other motivations such as altruism and fairness. If someone says everyone is purely selfish, however, it is at least probably true about them

Now might be a good time for people to familiarise themselves with Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine. During a crisis people will accept changes they wouldn't normally. Trump and his cronies are manufacturing a crisis, what do they intend to use it for? #ChaosIsALadder

I've had feedback about "making of ourselves" not being clear. This references that who we are and become is partly an act of self creation. It is not only what we know, such as facts/information, that creates our intellect but almost just as much our stance towards what we cannot or do not know.

Neitschze is relevant here "If a man has a why to live for he can bear almost any how"