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Are we The World?
Saladin:
Ahh yes, Utopia, the quest on which mankind has been for centuries. You see this is how we are created, we are created to love, and hate. To care and destroy. People that we regard as vile, may be regarded as someone vitally important to en entire nation.
You see, in order to gain utopia, everyone has to be happy. Pretty much. So, we need to look into what brings happiness.
For some its a simple as chocolate to others it is as complex as supremacy.
The law of the world currently is that of supremacy. You see, people want to be the best, and they want to keep it that way. People want to distinct themselves, from others.
But if that is true, not everyone can be made happy, for in order to be better than another person, that person has to be lesser, and less happy.
Thus a spiral forms, a black hole if you like. Because there will always be those who strive to be the best. And that means competition.
Now competition can be both constructive and destructive, i.e. both friendly and feral. Now the feral form of competition is rather predominant as for friendly rivalry to exist, friends must value their friendship more than their supremacy.
It is a very complex process, and in my honest point of view, utopia is impossible without the destruction of certain human emotions.
astarmathsandphysics:
If you want to change everything, start with your government.
Saladin:
--- Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on May 28, 2010, 03:50:59 pm ---If you want to change everything, start with your government.
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Thats the worst place to start. Because corruption in the government is a manifestation of every other bad element.
holtadit:
--- Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on May 28, 2010, 03:50:59 pm ---If you want to change everything, start with your government.
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You seem to truly despise the government as an entity.
$tyli$h Executive:
--- Quote from: ~Alpha on May 28, 2010, 07:18:00 am ---So, do you think everybody must help together and come as one?
Especially when there is a ferocious competition for world resources out there? When there are some citizens dying in wars? When terrorists are fighting to throw governments upside down?
[yt=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZLQyOJin5k[/yt]
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But only in some circumstances.
Instead of 100 businesses competing against one another, if they merged to form 10, given synergy, they would be able to achieve even higher profits and prosperity. R&D will help people and society too. Collusion will lead to even higher profits. In theory, it seems to be perfect.
BUT, it diminishes personal identity and achievement. Like Microsoft invented windows, and Bill gates became a billionaire for that. If they were all together (All software companies), I wouldn't think we would hear "Microsoft" or "Bill gates". In this way, there would be too many conflicts of interests among different people. Because, we all strive for personal achievement.
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