October 13, 2024 Why is life so complex, and can it be simplified? Life is complex because of the practically infinite (PI) number of variables and factors involved. Life has been evolving on Earth for about 4 billion years. Despite its underlying biological complexity, life can be lived in simplified and optimized in many ways. There is a practically infinite (PI) number of philosophies (thinking systems), scientific discoveries, and advanced technologies (tools and methods), already developed and to be developed in the future, that can be leveraged to simplify the process of being alive. In our opinion, a way to simplify--if not oversimplify--life is to master what we call the Law of Perceived Convenience (LPC). LPC stands for the proposition that when given the choice, living organisms choose whatever they perceive to be more convenient to them from a pain / pleasure computation standpoint. The LPC can simplify the understanding of "free will" and help in making prediction
October 12, 2024 Why so many black Americans will vote for Trump? In one word: racism. In another word: convenience. Some blacks are as racists against immigrants as Trump and the rest of MAGA supporters. Some blacks are counting on benefiting socioeconomically from Trump's closed border and anti immigration policies. Blacks, as all other humans, votes based on perceived convenience. For many, the perceived convenience is to stick to the tradition of voting for the Democratic party to secure more socioeconomic privileges and protections. For some blacks, voting for Trump looks convenient because they see immigrants as their competition for socioeconomic privileges in our country. Both views make sense. While Harris will carry the vast majority (80%) of the black vote, Trump may get up to 20% of the black vote, which would be a record. We predict that Trump will win these elections by a comfortable electoral college margin higher than the one in 2016. Why will Trump win? Racism a