If everyone archates constantly, a functional, positive society isn’t possible. Trade wouldn’t be possible. “Don’t steal the stuff I stole from others” just doesn’t work in the long run.
Tag: change
Statism isn’t Working? Redefine “Working”
I notice a lot of people have a hard time admitting when something isn’t working. They’ll pretend it does work. They’ll redefine what “works” means to them– in a way that often goes against how they originally defined it.
The Magic of Seeing Everything as Sacred
What would happen if we changed the way we saw every single thing around us, including other people, including ourselves, including every little thing we see?
Don’t Archate
I think you’d be better off to adopt this philosophy, too, but I don’t expect you to. Just know that it’s how I will relate to you and others, including how I might react if you do choose to archate. For your own sake, and for the sake of humanity, don’t archate.
Divided We Stand
Most of the people who spend their time talking about the plight of division are the “political losers.” That is, the ones who feel as if the division leaves them at the mercy of an unfriendly upper hand. When they complain about division, what they’re really upset about is being on the losing side of a division that already existed long before they were angry about it.
How To Have the “Best Years of Your Life” (Again)
It’s the rate of rapid change and development and self-discovery that makes the teen years the best and most memorable/important years of many peoples’ lives. It’s the feeling of potential. It’s the feeling of camaraderie. It’s perfectly possible to replicate and even top these elements of your “best years” at any time in life.
We Are All Bigots
I strongly believe that the current language and concepts we use to discuss issues of race and gender lead to vastly more bigotry and it largely explains the growth of white nationalism from a couple of losers to a couple more losers. It seems impossible to believe that the shift in language has done anything productive towards getting better treatment for anyone.
Censorship is Never the Solution
The narrative of division—whether based on race, religion, class, or something else—is actually strengthened when we attempt to silence opinions we find offensive or erroneous.
Rule by Majority Unfair to Minority
Allegiance to a group shouldn’t be assumed, mandatory, or dependent on where you live. Let people choose their own groups, and let the groups’ territories overlap the way those of clubs or churches do. Let people switch between groups, or opt out, as their needs and circumstances change.
North Korea: Pelosi versus Peace
In her official statement on Trump’s Singapore summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi makes it clear that a few million incinerated human beings a small price to pay to keep the 68-year-old Korean War going. Maybe not forever, but at least until there’s a Democrat in the White House.