"Elon Musk is a bit of a disappointment to me. Brilliant man but definitely immature"
I feel the same way, although I'm past the disappointment phase now and on to acceptance. I was skeptical when he took over Twitter, but wanted, in the ill-fated words of Dave Chappelle, to give him a chance. But he's proven himself to be a hypocrite, ev…
"Elon Musk is a bit of a disappointment to me. Brilliant man but definitely immature"
I feel the same way, although I'm past the disappointment phase now and on to acceptance. I was skeptical when he took over Twitter, but wanted, in the ill-fated words of Dave Chappelle, to give him a chance. But he's proven himself to be a hypocrite, even on free speech, never mind vapid enough to dance on social media for the applause of incels and racists.
And yes, whatever people's grievances are with racism or sexism or bigotry in its various forms, however much they worry about "wokeness" and immigration and the cost of living, all of these issues pale in comparison to the yawning chasms of wealth inequality that plague the world.
Obviously I'd love to see a world without any form of racism, but "solving racism" would barely move the needle for almost anybody, including people of colour.
Solving wealth inequality, or just taking meaningful steps to address the most obscene gaps, would be absolutely transformative. It's so frustrating to see people fight amongst themselves while their common enemy laughs.
And difficult not to descend into conspiratorial thinking that there is a conscious effort to drive this state of affairs. I think what is more likely is that garden-variety avarice drives these disparities and if enough people engage in avaricious behaviors, it's starts to look like they are in cahoots. That's not to say that there is NOT some conspiring going on. But, I don't think that's the whole game.
I see it as a spiritual problem. Ego and comfort prioritized over heart and compassion. Our world should work for everyone, not just a select few. The human race just hasn't grown up enough to effect this outcome yet. I am guessing we will evolve our spiritual maturity at some point. The only questions are how long will it take and how many souls will be put through the meat grinder in the mean time? So much human potentiality lost. It makes my heart ache to think about it.
I have a theory that more people would exercise their agency in a positive way if the world weren't quite so brutal. We are enduring a period of horrible contraction in terms of human flourishing. With all of our modern tech and infrastructure, we should be in full bloom. There is a renaissance of possibility in front of us. Can we get past our own venality and egoism to bring it into being? I hear this question in all of your articles, which I why I continue to support you. ♡
"Elon Musk is a bit of a disappointment to me. Brilliant man but definitely immature"
I feel the same way, although I'm past the disappointment phase now and on to acceptance. I was skeptical when he took over Twitter, but wanted, in the ill-fated words of Dave Chappelle, to give him a chance. But he's proven himself to be a hypocrite, even on free speech, never mind vapid enough to dance on social media for the applause of incels and racists.
And yes, whatever people's grievances are with racism or sexism or bigotry in its various forms, however much they worry about "wokeness" and immigration and the cost of living, all of these issues pale in comparison to the yawning chasms of wealth inequality that plague the world.
Obviously I'd love to see a world without any form of racism, but "solving racism" would barely move the needle for almost anybody, including people of colour.
Solving wealth inequality, or just taking meaningful steps to address the most obscene gaps, would be absolutely transformative. It's so frustrating to see people fight amongst themselves while their common enemy laughs.
And difficult not to descend into conspiratorial thinking that there is a conscious effort to drive this state of affairs. I think what is more likely is that garden-variety avarice drives these disparities and if enough people engage in avaricious behaviors, it's starts to look like they are in cahoots. That's not to say that there is NOT some conspiring going on. But, I don't think that's the whole game.
I see it as a spiritual problem. Ego and comfort prioritized over heart and compassion. Our world should work for everyone, not just a select few. The human race just hasn't grown up enough to effect this outcome yet. I am guessing we will evolve our spiritual maturity at some point. The only questions are how long will it take and how many souls will be put through the meat grinder in the mean time? So much human potentiality lost. It makes my heart ache to think about it.
I have a theory that more people would exercise their agency in a positive way if the world weren't quite so brutal. We are enduring a period of horrible contraction in terms of human flourishing. With all of our modern tech and infrastructure, we should be in full bloom. There is a renaissance of possibility in front of us. Can we get past our own venality and egoism to bring it into being? I hear this question in all of your articles, which I why I continue to support you. ♡