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Thoughts over coffee:
Throughout history there have always been people obsessed with power and hierarchy, whoβs top dog, who gets to be a scapegoat, etc.
Smart, caring people addressed the problem with science, the arts, and rule of law. But why have we not been able to overcome this medieval mindset in the long run? How can we create a society that is just and rational?
I still believe democracy is the answer but am trying to understand why others canβt see that. I had hopes we were on the forward path butβ¦
This problem must somehow be rooted in basic human psychology. Do concrete, short term thinkers outnumber abstract/analytical, long view thinkers?
Technological progress outran our psychological progress. Things got too complex for our Neolithic brains and many do not have the patience or willingness to try to learn. And apparently we're stuck in these loops until some future date when we actually learn.
How frustrating.
Throughout history there have always been people obsessed with power and hierarchy, whoβs top dog, who gets to be a scapegoat, etc.
Smart, caring people addressed the problem with science, the arts, and rule of law. But why have we not been able to overcome this medieval mindset in the long run? How can we create a society that is just and rational?
I still believe democracy is the answer but am trying to understand why others canβt see that. I had hopes we were on the forward path butβ¦
This problem must somehow be rooted in basic human psychology. Do concrete, short term thinkers outnumber abstract/analytical, long view thinkers?
Technological progress outran our psychological progress. Things got too complex for our Neolithic brains and many do not have the patience or willingness to try to learn. And apparently we're stuck in these loops until some future date when we actually learn.
How frustrating.
