Kent Wayne

Musings

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IMHO, if you simply condemn those you disagree with, if you simply stay within the confines of a self-affirming tribe—never striving to see that if for a different set of circumstances, you may very well have become that person you condemn—then you condemn yourself to a life that runs in endless circles.  

Evolution may SEEM to be taking place, but more likely than not, you’ll just find yourself running that same, tired old pattern.

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  1. Major Styles Avatar
    Major Styles

    True. There’s a double-edged sword to tribalism. It is the foundational stone of civilization, yet it is confining to the individual. It builds societies, while stifling the individual spirit.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      It is indeed a necessary instinct. I think now our challenge is to find constructive ways of expressing it.

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  2. Michael Seidel Avatar
    Michael Seidel

    You’ve reached the same conclusion as that expressed The Complacent Class, a recent book by Tyler Cowen.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Promise I didn’t steal it! I’m too busy drafting, haha!

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      1. Michael Seidel Avatar
        Michael Seidel

        LOL – I hear that. Probably a zeitgist result.

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  3. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
    Woebegone but Hopeful

    This is the third post I have read from quite separate parts of the WP community on the theme of communication and listening to others.
    There’s hope for us yet!!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I keep saying that the internet is like a human-wide psychedelic awakening. I DEFINITELY think there’s hope; the only question remains whether we’ll grow up fast enough to avoid killing ourselves thru stupidity.

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      1. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
        Woebegone but Hopeful

        Agreed; there’s not enough medical research done into the Human condition of Terminal Stupidity.

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        I feel like if we just kept up our rate of progress from the last few decades, we’d have a pretty awesome place to live a hundred years from now. Of course I’ve just stated the ironic premise of every time travel story where the future occurs contrary to expectations…

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      3. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
        Woebegone but Hopeful

        Very true. Even Hari Seldon had The Mule

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      4. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        I haven’t read Asimov since I was a kid; I actually had to google that name. I’m gonna have to go back and check him out, haha!

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      5. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
        Woebegone but Hopeful

        The original Foundation Trilogy doesn’t age much, I read it first when I was 14(ish); 50+ years on, still cool

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      6. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Yeah? I’ll have to check it out. That’s the cool thing about books as opposed to movies—they tend to age rather well. Even Bukowski’s dated mannerisms and phrases seem quaint and charming in book form. When I see older movies though I’m like what the hell???

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      7. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
        Woebegone but Hopeful

        SF books that deal with the far future are on safe ground, because thousands of years ahead…who can tell?
        PS I’ve just been googling Bukowski; interesting, thanks for the share.

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      8. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        Yea no problem! I like him cos he did his best to say what we all know to be true…without the woo-woo BS.

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      9. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
        Woebegone but Hopeful

        I’ll have to read some

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