October 15, 2005
Cause & Effect
So what if somebody teaches you something that is complete bullshit, but it causes profound positive life changing effects? Is it wrong to teach that? Is it enough to look at the outcome and judge the quality based on that?
I think most stuff that is taught is intentionally biased to reinforce our worldviews to make us passive consumers who are easy to exploit (or in other words, most information outside of spam is intentionally inherenatly wrong to express a point of view which helps to control the activity of others).
The bars are set too high on somethings, like beauty, productivity, creativity, and then we are given false ideals (you will excell, fight for your country, etc).
I am suspicious of almost anything that is organized because I don't trust authority, and generally think most people in positions of great power were drawn their not by their creativity, skill, and intelligence, but by following the leader or a deep desire to have power & control others.
Why do most courses teach us to look at the world around us instead of the world within us if the easiest way to change the world around us is to change how we perceive it?
Posted at October 15, 2005 4:06 PMNo offense brother but do you ever post a story where your not complaining?
this actually was not a complaint post
I think you may have answered your own question somewhat. The easiest way to change the world around us IS to change the way we perceive it, but the natural way of the world is to preserve the ideals and perceptions it has carved into our current culture, not to change them. Ergo, you have to expect anything taught by the mainstream is in most cases likely to reflect and maintain the status quo, not question it. I don't know that this is necessarily intentional, I don't think most people have any real objection to improving the world, but the thing about culture is this... It is almost invisible to someone who is a part of it. People tend to think "this is the way this is done", not realising it is really just that "this is the way this is done here/now". And you are right, there are many people who maintain their power by maintaining the status quo, and it is an unfortunate fact that most people chasing power are the least suitable folks to be wielding it. It always pays to remember that two major places where sociopathic personalities are well over-represented are in serial killers and in law enforcement agents. The "system" really is not made for idealists, so idealists rarely make their way into power. It is a shame.
