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I don't think that the origin of the problem is this or that social structure. I think that these structures bind it in one way or another to make this basic hu
by Borrible 5y ago
I don't think that the origin of the problem is this or that social structure.
I think that these structures bind it in one way or another to make this basic human condition bearable.
Both for the individual and for society.
But they determine to a large extent who benefits from the dichotomy of being and consciousness.
Nor do I believe it can be overcome or cured.
To be human is not just to have knowledge of and insight into the world and knowledge of and insight into oneself.
It means knowing that this knowledge gives agency.
An extremely powerful tool for survival, something special.
But this tool is at the same time an instrument of torture of itself.
It reflects also its transience and insignificance.
You may survive today because you are the cunning hunter, but one day you will die.
And nothing, what ever you've done or knew will change that.
And another day, everyone who remembers that you and your kind ever existed will be gone.
And nothing, what ever you've done or knew will change that.
In the end, it even will seem like there never was anything at all.
And nothing, what ever you've done or knew will change that.
Facing that and dealing with it is the basic premise of human consciousness.
Most of the time we have coped with rituals, religion and rules.
Recently we have science, technology, entertainment industry and consumption.
Art and Drugs have always played a role in escaping the torment.
Most can't face it without the help of the above, some even flee the terror of consciousness through suicide.