tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post8887057087146219785..comments2024-03-21T22:36:54.451-04:00Comments on HISTORIES OF THINGS TO COME: Of Hauntings and HomelessnessLC Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-51602199192570931012017-12-21T05:19:09.959-05:002017-12-21T05:19:09.959-05:00Hi Rick, Thanks! :)Hi Rick, Thanks! :)LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-72259893895563884232017-12-21T00:54:47.597-05:002017-12-21T00:54:47.597-05:00YES. YES. YES.
"Yet conspiracy theories are ...YES. YES. YES.<br /><br />"Yet conspiracy theories are not the answer. Systemic malaise requires us to rethink our values and how we respond to these stresses. <br /><br />First, technology ensures that we are all one. The idea of money in the old system was one of separation: regular people live divided from the élites, world leaders, and celebrities. This is an illusion. The precariousness of the old money system means that even those with vast wealth could be homeless tomorrow. And technology is a great equalizer. Net neutrality concerns notwithstanding, we are all just people with computers. Similarly, the belief that different cultures are divided is also incorrect. In unprecedented ways, we are all connected. If one part of global society suffers, we all suffer. If the transgressions are kept secret, it does not matter, the social fabric is still damaged and we all suffer.<br /><br />Second, the greater challenge lies in scaling down general perception of the system to the individual level and bringing sympathy and humanity to innovation. As individuals, this crisis asks us to shift our whole understanding of money and its potential. Money does not have to be a negative instrument of survival, separation, division, judgement, greed, exploitation, hierarchies, inequality, and lack."Rick Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563201906328214636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-10359367549636451132017-12-21T00:29:02.952-05:002017-12-21T00:29:02.952-05:00Thanks for your comment BGD. Perhaps that is why i...Thanks for your comment BGD. Perhaps that is why it is such a shock to those who are complacent when they realized that Internet politics and Bitcoin have begun to disrupt the old order of things. It is possible to go on the Internet and not see the radical implications of technology other than using more of it, or using tech as a personal accessory. But it's also possible to go online and find burgeoning movements that will transform how we think and live. For a long time, those transformative aspects were considered to be on the fringe or unimportant, but are now gaining critical mass. I think we're nearing a tipping point between 20th and 21st century ways of doing things. And there are several competing trends seeking to dominate the 21st century narrative.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-17396380796759428972017-12-20T11:15:59.793-05:002017-12-20T11:15:59.793-05:00A very thoughtful and insightful post. More peopl...A very thoughtful and insightful post. More people need to realize the entire structure of society is crumbling at the foundation, but unfortunately most have their head in the sand, happy in a blind denial.BG Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781353558372397870noreply@blogger.com