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Well, the problem with human imperfection is that you have to be aware of its many faces, because some of them make our societies more miserable. When imperfec
by slx26 5y ago
Well, the problem with human imperfection is that you have to be aware of its many faces, because some of them make our societies more miserable.
When imperfection affects only yourself as an individual, or those around you only slightly, it doesn't seem like a big problem. And if it's not a big problem, hey, why do we even make a problem of it at all? Right?
But it turns out imperfections reach much further. I want a society that doesn't let anyone sink, that is built to be resilient, that is in control of human wellness. And we are still too imperfect to reach that. Though it's not about imperfection per se, it's about doing better as a tool to make our societies what we would like them to be. Maybe if we reached such equilibrium we could allow ourselves to go back to be much more imperfect again.
- sokoloff 5y ago> I want a society that doesn't let anyone sink, that is built to be resilient, that is in control of human wellness. Who decides what is “sinking”? I don’t mean in the sense of “is a teenager given an iPhone X who wanted a 13 ‘sinking’?” but rather: What if some people have a genuine desire to do something that other people (people who are in charge) have decided is “sinking”? Should we abide the will of the former or latter group?
- slx26 5y agoI meant "sinking" as "needing / asking for help and not receiving it". I think the broader point I was trying to make is reasonably clear. We could of course go deeper into philosophy territory... but this is "just" a comments section.
- mistermann 5y agoAn easy first step would be to simply ask each person if they are content, feel like they are sinking, have any general grievances (or ideas/perspectives) they'd like to share, etc.