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What are the weirdest things people are trying to do to prevent the coronavirus?

March 18, 2020

The weirdest thing is the total disconnection between people, countries, everybody trying to save themselves alone, it even at the expense of others. This is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing! I mean I understand the isolation precautions, but the total lack of mutual communication, mutual coordination at a time of a … More What are the weirdest things people are trying to do to prevent the coronavirus?

Should individual freedom be reasonably suspended and retargeted during moments of crisis?

March 16, 2020

Well it seems the Chinese managed to contain the virus with reasonably short time although we still don’t know the natural course of the outbreak. But in general coercion, forcing people to comply doesn’t work, as people instinctively rebel. Moreover for such draconian restrictions to be effective people would need to trust their leaders, and … More Should individual freedom be reasonably suspended and retargeted during moments of crisis?

Do you think society will return closer together after this international quarantine?

March 15, 2020

I think this is the logical outcome, and since we are overall an intelligent species, with a unique mind capable of critical self-assessment, initiating self-change when necessary, there is a very good chance that the final outcome of the virus outbreak will be positive, revolutionary! I think there is already an overwhelming awakening “from below”, … More Do you think society will return closer together after this international quarantine?

Will the Coronavirus scare make history?

March 15, 2020

There is a chance for that but it depends on how we react to it. So far there is no reason to believe that the virus outbreak itself will enter history. But since it is showing us things which we suspected, talked about before but didn’t feel on our flesh, now this very direct impression … More Will the Coronavirus scare make history?

Systemic Instead Of Individual Calculations

November 29, 2019

Question: What are the implications of positing that what is “good/bad” is not valid at the level of individuals but instead must be assessed at the level of what is good/bad at the society or gene-line level? Answer: This is an extremely important question our collective Human survival depends upon! By default – fueled by … More Systemic Instead Of Individual Calculations

The Failure Of “Isms”

November 22, 2019

Question: Why do younger generations insist that socialism is a better system than capitalism? Answer: Because they do not remember what socialism looked like, most people in the West never lived in socialism. All they see is that capitalism does not work, so they think we should try its “opposite”. But none of our “isms”, … More The Failure Of “Isms”

Saving The World By Changing Ourselves

November 22, 2019

Question: How can we save the world before it gets too late? Answer: We can’t save the world before we fully understand what’s wrong with it. And finally it seems that we started to understand that there is nothing that could be achieved with political, economic, social or military means, since the root problem for … More Saving The World By Changing Ourselves

Mutual Guarantee Instead Of “Isms”

November 18, 2019

Question: Is it a myth that socialism cannot work because of human nature? Answer: None of our present “isms”, ideologies can work due to Human nature. By inherent nature – due to our egocentric, subjective, self-serving programming – we are all “raw capitalists”, trying to obtain, consume everything excessively only for ourselves, succeeding at the … More Mutual Guarantee Instead Of “Isms”

Through Suffering, Our Consciously?!

November 15, 2019

Question: Do you think the world will be a better place in 2020? If so, why? Answer: Probably not. It still has to get a bit worse before it will get better. We really need to feel an imminent catastrophe, the real prospect of self-destruction before we accept the need for change. At the moment … More Through Suffering, Our Consciously?!

Becoming Good Citizens

November 12, 2019

Question: How important is it that every citizen tries to be a good citizen? Answer: As others already pointed out, a society cannot function without its members keeping certain laws that facilitate the optimal function of that society, maintaining its integrity, security, development. Today in a world that has become completely integrated and interdependent it … More Becoming Good Citizens