The Old Fart’s Guide to Geopolitics Part 2 — Point of View
5How point of view impacts military analysis.
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I’m Wayne. I’m a mad scientist, though the jury is out on which definition of mad you should use. I love everything science and technology. I also hate war. I’m going to cover a wide range of topics. Hopefully, I can entertain your a little bit.
You may notice I’m a cynical old fart. I speak in a culturally appropriate matter for those from my place and time. Lots of folk are fucking horrified.
I’m direct because it’s my way of handling stupidity. Stupidity is a choice. When you compare human cognitive ranges to the total cognitive range from amoeba to us, the human range variance is so fucking small as to be nonexistent.
Stupidity is a choice. My method of handling stupidity is to raise the cost till being stupid is just too damned expensive and the person is forced to start thinking.
Don’t bother with death threats, unless you love being mocked publicly.
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The following people I’ve come to lean on for accurate and entertaining explanations of things I don’t understand. I highly recommend all of them!
Sabine Hossenfelder — Science without the Gobbledygook
https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder
Anton Petrov — What da Math?
https://www.youtube.com/c/whatdamath
Dr. Becky — Your Friendly Neighbourhood Astrophysicist
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky
PBS Spacetime with Dr. Matt O’Dowd
https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime
The Fossil Vault — run by the University of Witwatersrand
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-b7-6NBt3E0AsUreLGjHQ
Seth Chagi’s World of Paleoanthropology
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXoN38kftE2ZKD5L_fwlqg
John S. Mead
https://www.youtube.com/user/jsmead
John Hawks on Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnHawksEvolution
Colin Furze — Mad Vehicles, Epic Projects, Crazy Inventions
https://www.youtube.com/c/colinfurze
Isaac Arthur — Science and Futurism
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g
Scott Manley — Astronomer, Scotsman, Hacker, Gamer, DJ
https://www.youtube.com/c/szyzyg
Arvin Ash — Complex Questions Explained Simply
https://www.youtube.com/c/ArvinAsh
Physics Girl
https://www.youtube.com/c/physicsgirl
The Leakey Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLeakeyFoundation
National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/user/NationalGeographic
Jane Goodall Institute Canada and US — they don’t always post the same videoshttps://www.youtube.com/c/JaneGoodallInstituteOfficial/videos
Smithsonian Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/smithsonianchannel
The Royal Society
https://www.youtube.com/c/royalsociety
Time Team Official
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimeTeamOfficial
Time Team Classics
https://www.youtube.com/c/TimeTeamClassics