Society is the Enemy! “What I’m gathering from all four generations —Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z —is that all generations are struggling, while at the same time, corporations are bringing in massive profits.”
Not sure how I feel about a lot of this post, particularly the part about agency - I personally think that to overcome nihilism is to connect and commune with others.
I would highly recommend Bernard Stiegler to you for thinking about technology in a more nuanced way - what he describes as Pharmakon
Great newsletter as always. People need to understand that the matrix is the reality society presents us with and curates for us. Critical thinking and personal agency are often discouraged in school, at least in my experience. Highly recommend anyone to dig deeper into the origins of the public school system.
>> from universities where teachers were trained by teachers
That reminded me of something from a certain Russian writer (Pelevin). It's bad enough when the society is a bunch of zombies ran by an evil sorcerer. But the worst begins when the sorcerer dies and zombies inherit everything.
In my lifetime I have heard maybe 4 people speak on the writings of Jung nor Krishnamurti (in the physical, not online, though that is lacking as well). What a breath of fresh air to have stumbled upon your page!
"You don’t have to think about what to do because you just do it."
For me, this happens when someone has authentically aligned all aspects of their life, ambitions, self-conceptions, and values.
Authenticity is over and mis-used as a term, but when understood beyond the surface level its a good measure of where you need to grow and push yourself through uncomfortability:
"We hold ourselves back and allow more toxicity within ourselves relative to the amount of uncertainty and discomfort we can tolerate while presenting our authentic self to the world."
Society is the Enemy! “What I’m gathering from all four generations —Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z —is that all generations are struggling, while at the same time, corporations are bringing in massive profits.”
We have to save ourselves: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/gen-z-is-worse-than-you-thinkbut
Not sure how I feel about a lot of this post, particularly the part about agency - I personally think that to overcome nihilism is to connect and commune with others.
I would highly recommend Bernard Stiegler to you for thinking about technology in a more nuanced way - what he describes as Pharmakon
Dan, the final point cuts off mid-sentence. What is the link you are hinting at there?
Great newsletter as always. People need to understand that the matrix is the reality society presents us with and curates for us. Critical thinking and personal agency are often discouraged in school, at least in my experience. Highly recommend anyone to dig deeper into the origins of the public school system.
>> from universities where teachers were trained by teachers
That reminded me of something from a certain Russian writer (Pelevin). It's bad enough when the society is a bunch of zombies ran by an evil sorcerer. But the worst begins when the sorcerer dies and zombies inherit everything.
This kept me hooked, I read till end
Keep it up dan
Powerful post. Thank you!
In my lifetime I have heard maybe 4 people speak on the writings of Jung nor Krishnamurti (in the physical, not online, though that is lacking as well). What a breath of fresh air to have stumbled upon your page!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Well said.
"You don’t have to think about what to do because you just do it."
For me, this happens when someone has authentically aligned all aspects of their life, ambitions, self-conceptions, and values.
Authenticity is over and mis-used as a term, but when understood beyond the surface level its a good measure of where you need to grow and push yourself through uncomfortability:
"We hold ourselves back and allow more toxicity within ourselves relative to the amount of uncertainty and discomfort we can tolerate while presenting our authentic self to the world."
That if for real, Thanks You for Share, Keep going 👍🏻💯
Key for everyone to learn for the age of AI