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We are incredibly creative and ingenious people. That's not "the best we can do". Why hope that a solution being discussed over on hundred years ago[1] will spo
by aaron-santos 5y ago
We are incredibly creative and ingenious people. That's not "the best we can do". Why hope that a solution being discussed over on hundred years ago[1] will spontaneously start working? Identify who stands to benefit from those solutions, how it divides the the populace, and find a better solution. Self-defeatism is a mind killer.
[1] William Jennings Bryan described the concept using the metaphor of a "leak" in his Cross of Gold speech
- anigbrowl 5y agoI think you need to read the grandparent comment as a statement on what's wrong with society rather than an endorsement of the status quo.
- aaron-santos 5y agoThank you for pointing this out. I read GP in earnest. Your comment helped me re-evaluate that.