People are not ready for the society we have. Somehow, we have built it on progressive and intelligent ideas when, to be honest, most people don't have all that much intelligence or foresight. While there are a lot of very foresightfull ideas in the United States Constitution and other democratic ideals about the world, one that they are all lacking is the vision to know that we are not ready. Perhaps we were more ready in the past. I sometimes think that we have been spoiled (as a people) beyond our ability to cope with something so weighty as 'freedom'.
The problem is: how does one choose a good, honest, benevolent dictator? King Arthur is a work of fiction.
It was a long time ago when I was talking to a group of people about the some somewhat important issue when they said, "they won't let that happen."
"They? Who is they?" The government? The Illuminati? What 'they' could possibly make sure we don't do something stupid?
Us.
We are the keepers of power, but we are always looking to someone else for guidance and a place to put blame. We use too much coal? Well, someone better figure out how to solve that... but I'm not going to think about the coal it takes to run my computer, keep my phone charging all day long... There are some researcher who believe that if we cut out all our unnecessary drains on the electrical system, we could shut down several coal powerplants throughout the nation. All we have to do is be more conservative.
But how could anyone expect their own actions to count? There must be some leader, first, who outlines what to do, right?
Only if you aren't adapted to the freedoms that we possess. Which, more and more often, I am sure we have too much. Too much freedom and not enough responsibility. How can we achieve energy independence, for example? Well, we could just use a little less energy. Who says we need as much as we use?
Phantom power is not a very widely used term. Every electronic gizmo in your house draws some phantom power just by being plugged in. Some more than others, some have standby features that range from a running light to scanning for updates. This all takes electricity that we aren't really using. How many power plants could we decommission if we would just be a little more conscious. Being alive, you would think that we would relish being conscious more than being asleep, but sadly it seems the opposite.
The problem is: how does one choose a good, honest, benevolent dictator? King Arthur is a work of fiction.
It was a long time ago when I was talking to a group of people about the some somewhat important issue when they said, "they won't let that happen."
"They? Who is they?" The government? The Illuminati? What 'they' could possibly make sure we don't do something stupid?
Us.
We are the keepers of power, but we are always looking to someone else for guidance and a place to put blame. We use too much coal? Well, someone better figure out how to solve that... but I'm not going to think about the coal it takes to run my computer, keep my phone charging all day long... There are some researcher who believe that if we cut out all our unnecessary drains on the electrical system, we could shut down several coal powerplants throughout the nation. All we have to do is be more conservative.
But how could anyone expect their own actions to count? There must be some leader, first, who outlines what to do, right?
Only if you aren't adapted to the freedoms that we possess. Which, more and more often, I am sure we have too much. Too much freedom and not enough responsibility. How can we achieve energy independence, for example? Well, we could just use a little less energy. Who says we need as much as we use?
Phantom power is not a very widely used term. Every electronic gizmo in your house draws some phantom power just by being plugged in. Some more than others, some have standby features that range from a running light to scanning for updates. This all takes electricity that we aren't really using. How many power plants could we decommission if we would just be a little more conscious. Being alive, you would think that we would relish being conscious more than being asleep, but sadly it seems the opposite.
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