Q: Who / What is the Greatest Threat? •/s/WritingsOnTheWall

submitted by EddieC from self.WayOfTheBern

 
A: To our usurpers: People doing Direct Change
--- Leaving Vicious Cycles for Virtuous Cycles

 
Shunning Hi-archy🔺for they hi-jack Good (de-Good):
and de-agency-fy every one
to de-fund, di-vide, de-power, de-knowledge all
 
and instead,
Embracing Re-ciprocity⭕: re-spectul back & forth to re-store Good (re-Good):
to re-fund, re-unite, re-power, re-knowledge one and All
 
i.e. every one just re-agency-fy yourself - it is really that simple!
 
"Huhh??"
 
Your time and your energy - where do you think they would be better spent on?

  • the things that hi-jack Good (de-Good) that we cannot control, nor any say in, or
  • the things to re-store Good (re-Good) that we can control, or have a say in?

 
If everyone spends all their time & energy on the de-Good that they have no say/control,
Then:
- Who's going to to do the work to re-store Good (re-Good)?
- Would anyone have time & energy left to do the re-Good they can control/decide?

 
Conversely,
If we each spend our time and energy on the things that we can decide to re-Good
then wouldn't we have build something that otherwise would not have existed?

 
And
If everyone does the same:
- Persist to focus only on the re-Good that we can each do
- No more time / energy wasted on the de-Good we have no control anyway
Then wouldn't very soon, all the re-Good that is built, overshadow the de-Good in this world?
 
In essence, focusing only on:

  • de-Good, de-Agency-fies self and others in proximity
  • re-Good, re-Agency-fies self and others too - near and far

 
Hence, what say you: de-Good or re-Good?
 

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[–]Musky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I unfortunately rarely have an opinion on these sort of things, but I had AI cook up one, maybe it will get the ball rolling.

First of all, what do you mean by Good and de-Good? How do you define and measure them? Are they objective or subjective? Universal or relative? Do they depend on the context and the consequences? Do they align with the values and interests of all the stakeholders involved?

Secondly, how do you identify and distinguish the things that hi-jack Good (de-Good) from the things that re-store Good (re-Good)? How do you know which ones you can control or have a say in, and which ones you cannot? How do you deal with the uncertainty and complexity of the real world, where things are often interconnected, interdependent, and unpredictable?

Thirdly, how do you ensure that your actions to re-Good are effective, efficient, and ethical? How do you avoid unintended or negative side effects, trade-offs, or conflicts? How do you balance the short-term and long-term outcomes, the individual and collective benefits, and the local and global impacts?

Finally, how do you communicate and collaborate with others who may have different views, values, and visions of Good? How do you respect and appreciate the diversity and plurality of human experiences and expressions? How do you foster a culture of dialogue, empathy, and solidarity, rather than division, antagonism, and isolation?

I think these are some of the questions and challenges that we need to address if we want to make a positive difference in the world. I believe that we need to be humble, curious, and open-minded, rather than dogmatic, arrogant, and closed-off. I believe that we need to be critical, creative, and compassionate, rather than naive, simplistic, and indifferent. I believe that we need to be realistic, pragmatic, and responsible, rather than idealistic, utopian, and reckless.

Therefore, I would say that I prefer neither de-Good nor re-Good, but rather co-Good: working together with others to co-create, co-learn, and co-evolve a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world. What do you think?

[–]EddieC[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In a nutshell:
 
Good = people free from usurpation / not shackled
de-Good = hi-jack Good = people shackled/usurped
re-Good = restore Good = people unshackled/protected from usurpation

 

Therefore, I would say that I prefer neither de-Good nor re-Good

 
Your AI probably didn't/couldn't read the links (incl. to video & graphic) provided nor capable of making the necessary connections
 
As such, you would have to actually go over the post and the links yourself