Think I am trying to destroy civilization ? What civilization ? Make the police and army disappear, and you will realize that they were the only thing holding us together in this form. Chaos will follow.
This crisis will not end. There will be people who live in tents, and houses will be empty. There will be people who are hungry but there will be enough food. Very advanced.
People use masks each day. A mask at work "the good servant of Mr. Boss". A mask on the street "the respectable citizen". Some have even a mask at home, because they wore the mask for so long that they think they are that mask, that person. These masks allow us to simulate "order". To sleep and think of how "civilized" we are. And are not enough, we need an external force too - the police.
Imagine that we get a news that an asteroid is coming towards us. There will be panic, and everything will break down. Because everything is artificial. It's not us. It's not even ours. You build a great building but you can't touch it. Go live in a tent. It's built while we are wearing masks, or forced to wear them to survive.
Aren't we always "advancing" ? Isn't there a level under which we cannot descend ? No, it appears not. Cave people with technology we are. We do not know how to behave but call ourselves "advanced".
Quote:
"As a child I understood how to give, I have forgotten this grace since I have become civilized."
-Luther Standing Bear, Oglala
"It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. Its appeal is to the material part, and if allowed its way, it will in time disturb one's spiritual balance. Therefore, children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving."
-Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman) - Wahpeton Santee Sioux
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Look at the extinct american indians. What do you think they would do in case they knew an asteroid would wipe them out ? Looting ? Killing ? Chaos ? No. Because they had no masks to put on each day. They cannot break out and be "wild and free", they already were wild and free. Their behavior was sincere each day. They did not need police to protect them from themselves.
They had this concept that telling another what do to was a very rude act. In fact it showed weakness by the one who did it. So nobody was telling another what to do. Yet they stayed together. Not forced, not slaves to each other, and not unhappy. Amazing.