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God, give me grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
hugo7-
the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the otherWe're embedded in a hierarchical structure mostly devoted to preserving the hierarchy, so like good livestock we tend to be convinced that very little agency is available to us. Which is true enough, if you accept these arbitrary limitations.
But clever folks have shown us time and again that it's possible to hack the matrix and make a dent in the wall instead of your head. That with sufficient nous and audacity, what was once considered impossible can be made today's reality.
Well, the challenges facing us demand extreme cleverness and audacity - nothing else will cut it. When the system is the problem, you can't solve the problem working within it, but it's all-pervasive... so we make a bubble. A snowflake's chance in hell is better than no chance. And when you think about it, your very existence is so incredibly unlikely it's gob-smacking.
So who's to say whether you can make a difference or not? Has anyone in history ever been in a better position to knock it over? Who determines your ethical responsibilities to all future generations?
Is it ridiculously egotistical to imagine you could matter that much, or is it a vast crime to deny some extant possibility of it? I don't know the answer to that.
But I'd rather be ridiculous than turn my back on a chance to get out of this dark timeline.
Kimmo
I'm tired of pretending nothing is wrong while the list of wrong things continues to grow.
It would be nice if we could maybe get our shit together enough to at least try to close the stable door before the horse has bolted in this instance.
Because after the shit his the fan, we're going to have a great many fewer options.
That's what I assumed. What I don't understand is getting nothing but pushback. How about some interest in the notion that we might be able to seize some agency and DIY a way out of this?