The danger of this period of time is, since free speech for privacy developers is under threat, it's tempting for people to flatten the sound money structure to be only about privacy, when it's not, and can lead to distortions in how people see sound money. View quoted note →

I've been shown another phrase for first principles/habits. Vantage point. Conceptually, if I find a true vantage point, I can see my inner and outer world and people and contexts from that vantage point and then things make sense, which is very important to me. For instance, "Life supports that which brings more life," isn't only a first principle which applies to everything, it's also a vantage point from which I / you can look at and take in reality, and as it pertains to any particular area can ask, "Is this supporting or detracting from life?" If we can see that the outcomes and methods support life in any particular area, it's in alignment with the "life supports that which brings more life" vantage point. If it doesn't support that which brings more life, it's anti-life. When someone finds a true vantage point, it brings life and clarity. If someone finds a false vantage point, it brings misunderstandings and chaos. I prefer the former. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

I've re-discovered that it's okay to not interact with insensitive people who call me names.