Love this. Thank you for sharing such a thought provoking piece of work. It’s a yin and yang of independence and interdependence. I agree that I see many adults questioning their own personal value because the type of work they do may be “at threat” by AI. You are more than your job, more than any skill set you know, or how many subscribers you have. We are all human and equally valuable JUST AS WE ARE.
We live in a world of artificial scarcity and shared delusions of concepts that no longer serve the majority of the world’s population, and yet we live the every day struggles within a broken system and we just shrug and tell each other “that’s just the way it is”.
I would challenge us all to pick up the pieces of what does still resonate and work for you. Hopefully we can join together to innovate and actively work as a global whole Earth community for the true good of us all.
April I resonate with what you’ve written here. Do you agree that the most fruitful and coherent path forward (or mindfully backward) would be to change back the paradigm to make nature’s processes, interdependences, feedback loops, and fertility our model for survival and thriving?
Sorry Annie, but I don’t believe all of humanity going backwards is actually possible nor sustainable given our current population numbers. But I do agree that humanity must work with nature and fight hard to stand up against world forces that would rather “use up” all the Earth’s resources and then just hop on a spaceship to Mars as a “plan b”.
My favorite conversation I’ve ever had came from my aunt who finally woke up from the control she was under (institutions) After 56 years I felt like I could actually talk to her.
We become better people when we’re not all wrapped up in institutions any longer
The level of uncertainty today is extremely high, and I think it is true for the majority of people.
I got laid off several months ago from my job in IT and I am not looking for new employment yet. My concern is that even if hired today, the position can be eliminated in the next 12 to 24 months. So, what is the point?
I’d rather spend time now building something myself - something I can rely on - than play pretend in the corporate world and made redundant again in the future.
The only way is you - an open mind and a willingness to change can weather any storm. The older people get, the less receptive they are. They commiserate at their own peril.
"A clear internal centre: a sense of self that is not outsourced to institutions."
Fascinating, except "The Self" is literally an institutional invention rooted in Christianity, a philosophy chosen to stabilize the western governments of Capitalism called Liberalism, written by John Locke.
So if you believe you're an "individual", you're already institutionalized.
Good luck not being an institutionalists when you believe in "The Self". Literally your ego and identity are what all of capitalism is built on.
When are people going to look it up? If you believe in your "high agency", youre actually just the unique 30% of the most selfish in the population according to research.
If the internal structure you build is on "The Self", expect it to be unstable, very emotional and even self destructive.
Thanks for giving me pause for thought. Those ideas are not completely new to me although I have not delved deep into the research…I don’t have anything against institutions…in fact I think they are critical…but their authority and the way we view them has changed a lot in the last two decades…even the family or…as you say the individual seems to be under attack something which I think is very bad for society…
What's being attacked is social connection, that's what Individualism does.
So what you just told me is a bad sign for you. It means you think being selfish, narcissistic and having mental health problems is more important just because of some notion that you like being an "individual".
You just told every collectivist talking to you, "I believe in power, so I will abuse you with it. I believe in internalized oppression through the belief I have 'a self' and I'm an individual."
You just admitted to being a selfish, nasty person. Is that a great idea? Meh. Up to you, I guess.
If you haven't researched Individualism and the damage it does to your insular cortex, ACC and rTPJ then perhaps it's you who is unaware of how much of a threat you are to the human species. Including a threat to your own brain health.
This is right up my street, having walked the same path.
To an extent, systems will continue to exist and may always work this way. The real shift is not waiting for them to change, but choosing to design our life with intention, instead of living with the quiet expectation that things will somehow work out on their own.
Yes Maria, that is exactly it. In many ways life feel much more complicated than it did 20 years ago but we do also have more options as to what we want to get out of it
Think it’s really interesting, the shift is clear there will instabilities moving forward and moral and structural changes , if you look carefully the transitions seemingly chaotic but subtly orchestrated→ nudged and the shift occurs over generations , its manifestation is bluntly stated. But we are to occupied in the here and now , what ur pointing at is the outcomes of deterioration of the societal fabric
Well here comes the kicker , we are moving -> as a collective but I’m missing the debate so are we drifting aimless or -> the other option suppression with targeted direction without the consent of the masses. This is not in a slightest a wink to conspiracy but a logical analogy where I try to orient myself on how we are taking decisions on where we want to go as a civilization .
What I’m coming at is the active deconstruction of our foundational values and not explaining what it should be replaced with -> but lots emotional premeditated jargon to keep the discussion low
Ahh ok. Yeah would agree with that. The Thomas sole Sowell quote of …we’ve spent the last 3 decades exchanged what works for what sounds good…get’s thrown around a lot, there seems to be some truth in it
mmm subtly orchestrated…? Would you care to elaborate on that? And yes the social fabric has changed considerably in the last 20 years…some things for better others not so much
I totally agree with you, happily AI came into our lives, it can show us all coherence and make basis for a new science🌱
We wil see
Love this. Thank you for sharing such a thought provoking piece of work. It’s a yin and yang of independence and interdependence. I agree that I see many adults questioning their own personal value because the type of work they do may be “at threat” by AI. You are more than your job, more than any skill set you know, or how many subscribers you have. We are all human and equally valuable JUST AS WE ARE.
We live in a world of artificial scarcity and shared delusions of concepts that no longer serve the majority of the world’s population, and yet we live the every day struggles within a broken system and we just shrug and tell each other “that’s just the way it is”.
I would challenge us all to pick up the pieces of what does still resonate and work for you. Hopefully we can join together to innovate and actively work as a global whole Earth community for the true good of us all.
Love that energy. One thing is clear. We still have options…we just need to decide which direction we want to go it
April I resonate with what you’ve written here. Do you agree that the most fruitful and coherent path forward (or mindfully backward) would be to change back the paradigm to make nature’s processes, interdependences, feedback loops, and fertility our model for survival and thriving?
Sorry Annie, but I don’t believe all of humanity going backwards is actually possible nor sustainable given our current population numbers. But I do agree that humanity must work with nature and fight hard to stand up against world forces that would rather “use up” all the Earth’s resources and then just hop on a spaceship to Mars as a “plan b”.
My favorite conversation I’ve ever had came from my aunt who finally woke up from the control she was under (institutions) After 56 years I felt like I could actually talk to her.
We become better people when we’re not all wrapped up in institutions any longer
It’s complicated and I would say it depends. It’s difficult to imagine life without any institutions
The level of uncertainty today is extremely high, and I think it is true for the majority of people.
I got laid off several months ago from my job in IT and I am not looking for new employment yet. My concern is that even if hired today, the position can be eliminated in the next 12 to 24 months. So, what is the point?
I’d rather spend time now building something myself - something I can rely on - than play pretend in the corporate world and made redundant again in the future.
The only way is you - an open mind and a willingness to change can weather any storm. The older people get, the less receptive they are. They commiserate at their own peril.
"A clear internal centre: a sense of self that is not outsourced to institutions."
Fascinating, except "The Self" is literally an institutional invention rooted in Christianity, a philosophy chosen to stabilize the western governments of Capitalism called Liberalism, written by John Locke.
So if you believe you're an "individual", you're already institutionalized.
Good luck not being an institutionalists when you believe in "The Self". Literally your ego and identity are what all of capitalism is built on.
When are people going to look it up? If you believe in your "high agency", youre actually just the unique 30% of the most selfish in the population according to research.
If the internal structure you build is on "The Self", expect it to be unstable, very emotional and even self destructive.
Thanks for giving me pause for thought. Those ideas are not completely new to me although I have not delved deep into the research…I don’t have anything against institutions…in fact I think they are critical…but their authority and the way we view them has changed a lot in the last two decades…even the family or…as you say the individual seems to be under attack something which I think is very bad for society…
What's being attacked is social connection, that's what Individualism does.
So what you just told me is a bad sign for you. It means you think being selfish, narcissistic and having mental health problems is more important just because of some notion that you like being an "individual".
You just told every collectivist talking to you, "I believe in power, so I will abuse you with it. I believe in internalized oppression through the belief I have 'a self' and I'm an individual."
You just admitted to being a selfish, nasty person. Is that a great idea? Meh. Up to you, I guess.
If you haven't researched Individualism and the damage it does to your insular cortex, ACC and rTPJ then perhaps it's you who is unaware of how much of a threat you are to the human species. Including a threat to your own brain health.
This is right up my street, having walked the same path.
To an extent, systems will continue to exist and may always work this way. The real shift is not waiting for them to change, but choosing to design our life with intention, instead of living with the quiet expectation that things will somehow work out on their own.
Yes Maria, that is exactly it. In many ways life feel much more complicated than it did 20 years ago but we do also have more options as to what we want to get out of it
Think it’s really interesting, the shift is clear there will instabilities moving forward and moral and structural changes , if you look carefully the transitions seemingly chaotic but subtly orchestrated→ nudged and the shift occurs over generations , its manifestation is bluntly stated. But we are to occupied in the here and now , what ur pointing at is the outcomes of deterioration of the societal fabric
In general I agree it’s a mixed bag of good and bad things
Well here comes the kicker , we are moving -> as a collective but I’m missing the debate so are we drifting aimless or -> the other option suppression with targeted direction without the consent of the masses. This is not in a slightest a wink to conspiracy but a logical analogy where I try to orient myself on how we are taking decisions on where we want to go as a civilization .
What I’m coming at is the active deconstruction of our foundational values and not explaining what it should be replaced with -> but lots emotional premeditated jargon to keep the discussion low
Ahh ok. Yeah would agree with that. The Thomas sole Sowell quote of …we’ve spent the last 3 decades exchanged what works for what sounds good…get’s thrown around a lot, there seems to be some truth in it
mmm subtly orchestrated…? Would you care to elaborate on that? And yes the social fabric has changed considerably in the last 20 years…some things for better others not so much