Fundamentals

• Meta Law:  Expect errors
• Expectation/prediction is ALWAYS statistical.  
• Prevention isn't good enough.  Plan for mitigation.  
• 1st Law:  Feedback dominates ( aka Rates not States)
• Given enough time, the feedback system overwhelms the initial state.
• If the feedback system is strong enough, it's not much time.
• With decent feedback, practice is the metric.
• 2nd Law:  Wealth is the (only) social metric.
• All values are marginally purchaseable
• Because of the first law...Growth Rate is the meta-metric.
• 3rd Law:  Scarcity defines power.
• Monopoly/Cartel generates HUGE power-differentials. 
• Government is the primary Monopoly and the primary Monopoly/Cartel-creator.
• Exit upends the power dynamic towards those able to exit.
• The fundamental way to empower the citizenry is to make exit easy.  
• IP is insane.
• 4th Law:  Your brain is deceiving you about how it works
• Monkeybrains!
• The Grand Delusion:  Some persons are not acting like monkeys.
• Status drives Monkeybrains
• Arguments are about persuasion (NOT TRUTH), which is about status.
• The self is not unitary
• Modular brains with after-the-fact justification
• Historical, Current, and Future selves have 3 different preferences on what you should do now.