Category: Blog
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Initial Charlottesville Thoughts
At some point, I will address the events in Charlottesville in a video. Until I do, here is the core of my understanding of events. Before we go on, let’s get this out of the way. As with every other single time this issue has arisen, the stance of myself and Herdwatching is consistent… violence…
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#thanksobama : How Herdwatching defined a presidency…
#ThanksObama! When you read Herdwatching you are in great company. Though at the moment there are admittedly only a few hundred of you, it is safe to say you are the thought leaders of tomorrow and blessed with a truly gifted insight. Unless your some sort of hate filled SJW, in which case “your moma”.…
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Why Social Media Can Easily Mislead You, and How to Stop it.
Let’s get this out of the way right at the start. How we, as humans, react to the world around us is driven in large part by the cognitive tools and biases shaped by our evolutionary needs. Cognitive biases that are absolutely tuned to evaluating a much different world than this one that was full…
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A message for individualists – you are not alone.
Here at Herdwatching we are constantly sharpening our focus and looking for ways to be more useful to our core audience. That audience of course is primarily individualists who tend to have a number of traits in common… Entrepreneurs who own or want to control their own income. This includes CEOs, freelancers and startup founders. Staunch supporters…
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Why Trump? Here’s Why.
Super Short Summary: Trump is a social moderate, an economic libertarian and a small government conservative. I have been asked why I support Donald J. Trump so strongly. There is far too much to discuss in this one post, but I will hit the high points. There will be other posts as we go forward…
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How #gamergate revealed a threat and saved free expression…
Looking at #gamergate now one thing is clear – none of those in the “social justice” camp expect this kind of fight. They were not ready yet for open war, and it shows. Background The premise is simple: Over the last few decades what we now call the #sjw movement has worked to acquire control not…
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Axiom: Don’t fear being an outsider
Within any social group there is a prevailing “party line” that is at least paid lip service to. This arises quite naturally from the mechanisms humans use to forge and maintain groups. To hold and voice an opinion that disagrees with this accepted truth is to risk being shunned, sanctioned and / or labelled as an outsider. Do…