PRay TeLL, Dr. Hash

This is the 1000th episode of PRay TeLL Dr. Hash, so I thought I'd wrap it up with a little ditty having the same flavor of wisdom, guidance & advice, mixed with humor, humanity & hubris, I’ve been come to be know for. I’m the world’s only-ever simultaneously licensed doctor, lawyer, accountant & engineer; Now you... I’m the world’s only-ever doctorates in medicine, law & computer...

<p>This may get a little personal, but let’s review anyway:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Few people are actually self-aware, though everyone thinks they are.</p> </li> <li> <p>It takes wisdom to know what wisdom is.</p> </li> <li> <p>We're all the Center-of-the-Universe but that doesn't seem to keep it from spinning.</p> </...

<p>Marriage has always benefited men more than women; traditionally men got a domestic servant, nanny, and most importantly, a nightly sex partner, while women used to get protection & security, but in a civil society, both of those qualities have been supplanted by The State, so there’s nothing evolutionarily appealing about monogamy, while hypergamy, the search for ever better mates, i...

<p>Dating is an anachronism; few younger people date anymore, many because they don't know how, but most because they can't, the quarry has become prohibitively particular & elusive. Brides used to have little say about who the groom would be: old, fat, ugly, stupid, dull, abusive; but now it's the complete opposite: they have unrealistic Disney princess standards. Plus, dating was for f...

<p>There's nothing more personal to you than your own health; in fact, being healthy is unique in that only your thoughts are more egocentric. Make no mistake, people constantly talk about their diet, exercise & medicine because it's about them, and nothing is more interesting to you than yourself, but that doesn't make it any less important because nothing is more important to you than...

<p>Whenever someone wants to explain their problems to you, they all begin with the refrain, “it’s complicated” in chagrin, to set the expectation of a long explanation, or maybe just to gather their thoughts. The phrase has become so ubiquitous, it can convey almost anything; however, the reality is, it’s not complicated; there’s a logical solution to every problem, no matter how involved t...

<p>You may think you’re the center of the universe but that doesn't mean you're any different than anyone else. Statistically, everything you do is almost the same as everything everybody else does. The fact is, none of us stand out; we all fall within the same standard deviation, and even though we may think our problems or experiences are unique, the reality is everyone we know and don’t k...

<p>There are endless Pop psychology articles and a whole self-help industry that caters to the illusion that individuals can plan their lives. These so-called, experts, exploit our dual vulnerabilities of self-abortion & thinking each of us is the center of the universe, and our inherent evolutionary sense of optimism. It’s all fantasy; give no credence to any advice from pretenders whos...

<p align="left">Being the center of the universe is the subjective self-delusion that your goals & desires matter, but it's also true: you are The Center Of The Universe. There's nothing more important in the universe than you because if you're gone then what difference does it make? You're not the first one to think that way, everyone does; in fact, there's a whole philosophy,...

<p><span lang="en-US">People want to think they have wisdom in their DNA, not that </span><span lang="en-US">it</span><span lang="en-US"> comes from knowledge, experience & self-awareness, because those things require tremendous effort & time, and there’s lots of people with more than them. </span><span lang="e...

<p>Self-awareness is understanding your own character, motives & desires. One of the aspects of children is that they have no self-awareness; they do not understand their own motivations, nor the motivations of others. Adults know this so excuse a child's lack of courtesy, social awkwardness & inability to complete a complex task; but people are not so charitable to supposedly mature...

<p>There are lots of things to review about society:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Nothing represents the American psyche better than statistics.</p> </li> <li> <p>It's not a question of if there’s going to be another civil war, only if you'll be on the winning side.</p> </li> <li> <p>Technology allows for multiple virtual societies...

<p>Karl Marx said “Revolutions are the locomotives of history.” Growing up in the late 1960s and early 70s, like most kids with a burgeoning sense of history, I had a fascination with revolutionaries. I wrote high school civics papers on the Symbionese Liberation Army, Weathermen & Black Panthers. The most interesting insight I gained about revolution is that it doesn't take many true be...

<p>Every generation wants new music, new fashion, and new places to shop & eat. That's why the icons of the previous generation, the big department stores, movie theaters, and fast food joints, are disappearing; they have failed to remain hip & relevant. McDonald's was a high-profile aberration of the typical slide into oblivion; they were able to hold on a few generations because th...

<p>Ambition is one of those human traits that separates us from animals. Ambition builds cities and lands on the moon; ambition is why we have science & engineering; ambition is the cornerstone of almost every accomplishment that makes life worth living. The thing about ambition is that it consists of more than the desire to achieve; it also includes the willingness to face effort, adver...

<p>Everyone wants to be a superhero. An important aspect of superheros is that they are unique; most people don’t have superpowers. It's not just being strong or able to jump tall buildings in a single bound that's attractive; it's that other people can’t. It's the recognition, even the adulation that they are seeking, not any particular superior physical trait. Consider how many superheroes...

<p>There isn't necessarily something wrong with a society that thinks it takes magic to protect them and solve their problems, whether it be gods or superheroes, but it does show a distinct lack of maturity. To a child, their parents and family are giants who love & protect them. In a child's mind, the mundane capabilities of these giants seem magical since a child does not yet have unde...

<p>It's an odd reality that people are starving for reality; everyone is so fascinated with Reality TV, it must be something fundamental to our ego & evolutionary development. People grasp that their own experiences aren’t matching what they've been told to expect: others don't act like the characters in books & movies; human interaction is fraught with hidden biases & resentment...

<p>At sometime in your life, you’ve been presented with the quandary of whether one person’s life should be sacrificed for many lives, or whether the life of a child is more valuable than that of an adult. There are 10 famous moral quandaries, titled: Lifeboat, The Mad Bomber, Drug Bust, Hit & Run, Nieces & Daughters, The Pregnant Woman, The Neighbor, Spam Filtering, The Accident, an...

<p>Diversity is a real thing, and this country, even this world, by embracing diversity we have become irrevocably divided, which will inevitably lead to some kind of civil war; but modern technology means it doesn’t have to be the shooting kind across physical borders. Instead, what seems to come out of an old Star Trek episode; the concept of a virtual civil war is possible; where people s...

<p>America never had “diversity” before, we had heterogeneity; people were forced to conform to the basic values of liberty, work ethic & personal responsibility; the so-called Patriarchy. Even if you hated your neighbor, you could expect them to stay out of your business and carry their own weight. And it used to be taboo to even discuss the possibility of there maybe being another Amer...

<ul> <li> <p>1% of Americans own 38% of the wealth; 1% of Americans claim to be abducted by aliens; and 1% of Americans are in jail.</p> </li> <li> <p>13% of Americans live below the poverty line; have never heard of global warming; and are satisfied with how things are going.</p> </li> <li> <p>27% of Americans believe the U.S. gove...

<p>A review of the components of our personality is in order:</p> <ol> <li> <p>People’s motives are easily explained by the physical incentive neurotransmitters provide.</p> </li> <li> <p>Positive emotions must have resulted from evolution because we all seem to have the same ones.</p> </li> <li> <p>Luckily, happiness is...

<p>Being nonjudgmental may be lauded in egalitarian circles but doing so in real-life isn't going to turn out best for your interests; if you don’t judge who you associate with, you’ll spend all your time cajoling, coddling, soothing, defending, and propping up other people at the expense of yourself. It’s better to only associate with people you admire & respect, so you’ll be admired &a...

<p>The ideological divide in America is mostly a sociological divide; trying to gain control over your own life, and possibly control over the lives of others. The ideology of meritocracy will naturally separate into the winners & losers, mathematically half on each side. In response, the losers espouse a competing ideology, egalitarianism, which would flip control to them if something l...