Once I realized that achieving anything, no matter what, required my being rational, I quickly bumped “being rational” to the top of my to-do list.
Voted down because your realization is flawed. Achieving anything does not require you to be rational, as evidenced by this post.
The Master of the Way treats people as straw dogs.
Your strategy of dealing with people is also flawed: does the Master of the Way always defect? If you were a skilled exploiter, you wouldn’t give obvious signals that you are an exploiter. Instead, you seem to be signaling “Vote me off the island!” to society, and this community. You may want to reconsider that position.
Voted down because your realization is flawed. Achieving anything does not require you to be rational, as evidenced by this post.
Your strategy of dealing with people is also flawed: does the Master of the Way always defect? If you were a skilled exploiter, you wouldn’t give obvious signals that you are an exploiter. Instead, you seem to be signaling “Vote me off the island!” to society, and this community. You may want to reconsider that position.
Wanting to accomplish thing X, and being able to expect it to occur as a result of actions I take, requires rationality.
Your objection is incorrect.
Your understanding of my strategy is incorrect, as evidenced by your question.