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So I gave it a try. Unfortunately, it didn’t work and my friend still doesn’t understand why it’s not OK to just deport people or lock them up without due process.

🤯 His response: “They’re immigrants and criminals after all.”

Read my right brain/left brain article which explains the psychology behind this in more detail:

#psychology #neurology #rightbrain #leftbrain #dueprocess
neurodoctor.com/2025/03/23/lef

Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic · Left Brain, Right Brain, Who’s the Master?Published my first Substack today 🤗 Link to Audio Version Welcome to Dr Bob’s Ruminations, where I explore the unseen patterns shaping our minds, our politics, and our future. Today we’re going to …

Just published my first Substack today, and I’m excited to share it with you! It’s also available on my blog. It’s a short read, about 5 minutes long, and there’s even an audio version

Today’s post is called “Left Brain, Right Brain, Who’s the Master?” It’s a philosophical exploration of how the structure of our brains might explain the current crisis in American politics, and what we can do about it. I hope you’ll take a look and let me know what you think!

#brain #psychology #neurology #McGilchrist #trump #musk #doge #project2025 #leftbrain #rightbrain #thiel #renegirard #scapegoat #politics
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But this of course means *further* special casing your lines to deal with lines whose length is not divisible by four.

Now maybe you're joining us at a time when someone else has already published such an #algorithm freely in a way that you're allowed to copy (which isn't always guaranteed). Well, you're constantly looking for an edge over others, so you're still going to be poring over the #code looking for #LeftBrain tricks to speed it up. Or the hardware will change and now a different...