There's a wonderful line from a Gang of Four song (I think it's "Second Life") that goes, "Remember the future? It was good in the past." It's something I'm not sure Millennials can really get (even late Xers might have trouble), of thinking about the future as a triumph of miracles and luxury.
There's a wonderful line from a Gang of Four song (I think it's "Second Life") that goes, "Remember the future? It was good in the past." It's something I'm not sure Millennials can really get (even late Xers might have trouble), of thinking about the future as a triumph of miracles and luxury.
Hello,
Good call on the Gang of Four line. I've always loved that line among many other Gang of Four lines.
There seems to be quite a few young people who think they cannot impact the future. I believe I can shape the future (at least parts of my future). Duty now for the future.
Re: Return of the Mighty Observations Thread
Posted: 22 Jul 2021, 11:37am
by Guest1
I hate how humans automatically sort themselves into hierarchies. We seemingly haven’t grown out of our base level animal behavior.
I hate how humans automatically sort themselves into hierarchies. We seemingly haven’t grown out of our base level animal behavior.
It's been pretty hardcore disproved scientifically, but Mutual Aid by Kropotkin is a good read.
Re: Return of the Mighty Observations Thread
Posted: 22 Jul 2021, 1:52pm
by Dr. Medulla
All social creatures do this, as those with certain skills are beneficial to the group (and the group's members') survival. Ideologies developed by humans, however, have taken this natural and sensible impulse and applied it too widely, coercively, and to encourage absurd allotment of resources.
All social creatures do this, as those with certain skills are beneficial to the group (and the group's members') survival. Ideologies developed by humans, however, have taken this natural and sensible impulse and applied it too widely, coercively, and to encourage absurd allotment of resources.
And that sort of division of labor is perfectly okay in my book. What we have not got rid of it seems is the intrinsic desire to put down those who we view as being “below” us, whether that’s socioeconomically, professionally, mentally, etc…
The worst I feel is lookism. It manifests itself in the form of racism, but also picking on others because of their height, weight, etc… stuff which is largely innate and cannot be changed and honestly has nothing to do with the actual character of the person.
Well, maybe the sons of the ruling classes that Golding would have gone to school with.
Nothing to do with the ruling classes as such mate. The hierarchy that occurs works on every level of society.
Maybe something Golding witnessed and he took inspirarion from. It's just human nature and someone will either be elected or take it on themselves to delegate others to lesser roles than themselves.
