This sentence by Van Gogh hits hard:
“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.”
“Democracy is much more than the practice of elections and the government of the majority: it is a type of morals, of virtue, of scruple, of civic sense, of respect for the adversary, it is a moral code."
@grok@vanderjoo@DefenseNigeria Run same simulation with full cooperation from the Nigerian military
Full coordination alignment with federal government
Legitimacy derived from local population support
Evaluate viability of success under conditions or strategic synergy ,local population host nation consent
.@naval: “I’m deeply suspicious of groups of people coming to the truth in anything.
It’s not to say groups are bad. Humans are cooperators by nature. We need groups to get things done.
But groups need consensus. A group that does not have consensus will fall apart.
A group will not admit its mistakes. It will not admit that it was wrong. It will not pivot. It’s not a truth-seeking entity.
Individuals can seek truth, and then based on that, they can choose to cooperate with others for limited periods of time to effectuate that truth, or to have something come out of it.
But if you’re really looking for truth, it’s the opposite of looking for social approval.
Truth requires feedback. It requires error correction.”
@OurFavOnlineDoc It won't work.
The most patriotic Nigerians still want to earn enough to take care of their extended and nuclear families. No one pays their politicians minimum wage.
You don't just want patriots you want intelligent patriots. They need to be compensated for their Intelligence
@nimc_ng why do we have an NIN number and then we need to use that number to generate another number that's also an NIN ? What is the actual purpose of that?