Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on December 23, 2006, 10:20:57 PMQuote from: Bhode_Sativa on December 22, 2006, 10:02:17 PMQuote from: triple zero on December 22, 2006, 09:50:27 AM
ok so i've been rolling over the issue a littlebit last night, and maybe i could approach it from another angle.
"think for yourself, schmuck"
is this really such a good idea?
because if everybody would only think for themselves, it would be kinda hard to keep this whole civilisation/society/culture thing going. since it's all rather complicated and we're reaping the benefits of structures that are much larger than ourselves, you have to have cooperation and especially some people to keep a birds-view perspective on things.
Ditch civilization/society and adapt culture so that we can all live on the planet without fucking it up, which would be the height of self-interest and interconnection with other people and the rest of the world too.
Okay. You go first.
Awesome reply!
It's the old easier said than done. Do people realize how hard it is to just be. Lets say I want to leave behind the bullshit of my current society (i'm trying). So I go to live in the woods. I'll build a shack and harvest my own food. Uh oh! Those woods are privatly owned by Ted Turner, and the King dosen't want the surfs killing his deer. In the Modern Fuedal system we live in it is really easier said than done.
I'd ask someone on here for advice, but since we are all using computers, i'm guessing you're just as stuck as I.