Let's actively avoid the delusional masses. Somebody had to do this
Before you read this, even if you have the slightest of interest, please up vote this post. Several down votes make the post flagged and it&#x27;s contents are rendered unreadable. This post takes the cake for being downvoted. Even people who respond to this post with neutrality seem to be downvoted. The thought police are out there...<p>Since you are reading this you probably know what I’m getting at. People who are grounded in reality ( according to my definition of course) are rare and may often be lost among the sea of the deluded masses. So this post of mine is an attempt to gather people who are like-minded.( people who I deem to be grounded in reality through my own colored lens of the world). The idea is to form mutually beneficial alliances in this insane world. Right now this process of forming alliances is somewhat unplanned and subject to chance events(you meet&#x2F;know someone reasonable at school, work etc.). I&#x27;m hoping to cast the net wide by leveraging the internet. As to what exactly should the alliance be, or what it hopes to achieve is something to be discussed (though I have some concrete preliminary thoughts).<p>How to start: Email me your core beliefs ( though I personally prefer a voice chat with on Skype, google hangouts etc.), especially the beliefs where you think you differ fundamentally from the vast majority of people. I will quiz you on various subjects ( and so can you) to see if our beliefs align. Overall my beliefs can be loosely labeled as: generally anarchist (i.e a live and let live approach), generally anti-authoritarian ( meaning I believe govt&#x2F;authorities do not protect your interests), largely capitalist( i.e vehemently opposed to coercive co-operation, put forth by typical socialism) etc. Perhaps at the bare minimum we have to share a meta belief that it is necessary to reach out and cooperate with other like minded individuals as it is virtually impossible to &#x27;de-delude&#x27; the idiotic masses though arguments&#x2F;dialogs etc. My email address can be found on my profile. In my profile you will also find a link to some webpages that outline my beliefs.<p>After this step, if we think our beliefs align, I will add you to an an online forum ( zero people as of now) , where you can interact with other people that I will be screening.<p>Caveats:<p>-It often takes a very long time ( months to years) to form mutually beneficial alliances. ( more so when individuals are geographically isolated from each other.) Perseverance and patience will be very important.<p>-The online forum is not to rant against the world, or a place to discuss your core beliefs. ( I would think forums for that already exist). This is more of a place for doers.<p>Side note: It’s really hard to for me to believe that someone else is not doing this ( i.e what I’m attempting in this post) already somewhere. Let me know if you are aware of similar efforts, I would be eager to join.<p>For the critics - do not assume that I&#x27;m naive. While certain specifics can be commented&#x2F;criticized, giving me moral&#x2F;philosophical advice is not welcome. I&#x27;m _not_ looking for it.<p>Somebody brought to my attention that a re-post was somewhat against the rules ( it&#x27;s not entirely clear though). I did give a thought to it. As long as I&#x27;m not disrupting the forum, I should think I should be on the right side of being &#x27;right&#x27;.<p>Moot point: to those flagging my posts - if the post is so objectionable that you have to flag it, it&#x27;s time to examine yourself rather than play moral police.<p>For the critics - do not assume that I&#x27;m naive. While certain specifics can be commented&#x2F;criticized, giving me moral&#x2F;philosophical advice is not welcome. I&#x27;m _not_ looking for it.