Our Govts and experts have told us what we can and can’t do. We
don’t need to think as they have performed this onerous task on our
behalf.
There is a problem
with govts and experts. Govts think the answer to every problem is
more govt control and more public obedience. Experts think that their
opinion is above and beyond your opinion.
There are higher
order implications to both these incorrect assumptions. For govts,
there is a need to maintain control especially when they have lost
control. Govts must always maintain public obedience and increase it
via force when our obedience tends to diminish.
H. L. Mencken - The whole aim of practical politics is to...
The whole aim of practical politics is
to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led
to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins,
all of them imaginary.
Experts are a
strange sort. They intensely dislike being shown to be wrong. Which
is only matched by their desire to explain to you why they are right.
Now, the extremely
knowledgable do not even like the word expert. We prefer to say that
we have ‘some experience’ in this area. The answer to even simple
questions is, truthfully, it’s complicated. It all boils down to
opinion. Experts are liked by governments as they have answers. The
truly knowledgeable have no such simple answers. Our immediate
response is, ‘well, it depends’.
My area of
experience is none of your business. I am knowledgable in many areas
as I am one of natures natural researchers. Knowing nothing is
preferable to being an expert, in terms of understanding something.
For example, all the experts agreeing on something is a massive
warning of a potential catastrophic error. Ten knowledgeable people
will have ten different opinions, as should ten people who know
nothing.
I am knowledgable on
this current pandemic. The problem with govts and experts is that
they are not knowledgable. Govts wish to maintain public obedience to
them and experts want their consensus opinion to be unchallenged,
especially by reality. The covid response was initially fantastic, at
least here in the UK. It is now becoming more of a compliance test to
govt authority and a major source of cognitive dissonance in
attempting to believe the experts rather than your own common sense.
Herd immunity is
said to be around 75%, so say the experts. The govt bases it’s
responses and policy based on the experts consensus opinion. We all
must comply or be fined. The media enjoy creating fear and drama. The
problem with this expert consensus opinion is that they refuse to
believe any research that points to herd immunity being achieved at
around 25%. I am knowledgable, herd immunity in covid is currently
looking like 20%. I am not stating that it is, the public information
/ reality currently suggests that herd immunity is more or less here
– now.
I could list the
research and ‘explain’ my opinion of the publicly available data.
I cannot be bothered. This blog has the title – critical thought. I
wish to encourage you to do your own critical thinking, not expect me
to do it for you for free.
If you are worried
about covid then read my book ‘90 days’ and think about the
nonsense contained within it. One major currency unit and twenty
minutes of your time will be required, as well as an amazon account.
If my current
opinion on covid is correct then we are passed the worse and this
winter will see a no worse than 2018 flu season. Covid becoming a
natural component of our flu season.
If I am wrong, then
reality will quickly let me know. Only experts have the required
level of cognitive dissonance to ignore reality. Govt don’t really
care about my opinion, they will just insist on my continued
obedience and compliance to their own belief in their own authority.
Does any of this
matter? I can only give you my opinion. I am enjoying working three
weeks on and three weeks off. This is a good trade off for me against
the other inconveniences imposed upon me by our govt. This nonsense
will be destroying pension wealth and the value of our wages. I don’t
mind. You might. Like I say, I am enjoying the time off.
Govt is always
destroying pension wealth and the value of our wages. At least I am
getting some time off.
The time off is a
short term view. Longer term, my quality of life will be diminished
as costs of the basics will rise. Well, my ability to save will
diminish. I have an excess of currency. I don’t get paid a lot. I
just don’t spend it all. My quality of life will not change. Yours
might.
Property might crash
by 30%. I might consider buying one.
Pension wealth might
crash by 30%. I still won’t consider buying one.
Lots of things might
happen. Same as it ever was.
That was my current
knowledgable opinion. You may have your own. You may listen to the
experts. Same as it ever was.
No comments:
Post a Comment