ForcedLifeResistant
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- Jul 12, 2020
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See title.
Do such things exist? How attainable are they if they? Those kinds of questions.
Do such things exist? How attainable are they if they? Those kinds of questions.
That if we're talking about dependence on other people. If I start to grow my own food for personal consumption, instead of buying/stealing from others, then one dependence is changed for another. I think it's about picking dependencies that suit you the most.Possible, but the more you want, the more isolated you have to be, which is hard if not impossible for most people.
Yes. If you have something, then that's something that no-one else has. So to have what you require, means that someone else has to go without. Even if there are enough resources to go around, no two people can consume exactly the same resource. Hence the rise of individualism. Beneath that sits evolution and beneath that physics, in whatever form you wish to refer to it. All the same process and individualism is how we see it expressed in human society. Extended to a natural conclusion, it's our freedom that will naturally limit our species, ultimately failing as we fall victim to our success.Now when I think of freedom in this way, it sounds closely related to individualism, because to get what I want in the competitive world, others have to give up what they want, or concede to a certain degree.
Not if, but when. All civilisations end, all societies ultimately collapse. The longer a society continues to exist, the more painful it's death throes are. Out of the ashes, something new will develop. The trick is to pass on information in perpetuity to allow future generations to make something better. Unfortunately, this has often not happened in the past and much wisdom has been lost to time, only to be rediscovered anew as if it was for the first time. Maybe this time around, if we choose to protect what we know for the future, there is a greater chance. In that respect, societal evolution is no different than biological evolution; the process is the same, it's just much faster.Unless civilization collapses, this system will likely last several more decades, perhaps even a century.
Not if, but when. All civilisations end, all societies ultimately collapse.
The longer a society continues to exist, the more painful it's death throes are. Out of the ashes, something new will develop. The trick is to pass on information in perpetuity to allow future generations to make something better. Unfortunately, this has often not happened in the past and much wisdom has been lost to time, only to be rediscovered anew as if it was for the first time. Maybe this time around, if we choose to protect what we know for the future, there is a greater chance. In that respect, societal evolution is no different than biological evolution; the process is the same, it's just much faster.