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What are those "we" the author keeps talking about? - "we" actually have the capacity - "we" don't have the will I have the will but don't have the capacity.
by jedmeyers 13y ago
What are those "we" the author keeps talking about?
- "we" actually have the capacity
- "we" don't have the will
I have the will but don't have the capacity. I am assuming that author also has the will. So, again, who are those "we" that don't have the will? And how is the author planning to make them to go against their will to not have the will?
- hitchhiker999 13y agoI assume this is a 'thought piece' - it is designed to foster discussion. I don't think the author is suggesting a force against any will. The 'we' refers to his understanding of the collective '?consciousness?' subjectively observed in his surroundings.
- cryoshon 13y agoProbably he means "we" as a generous substitution for "the unwashed and politically unenlightened proliteriat who compose the vast majority of humans". I also have the will, and we definitely have the capacity right now. Think of it this way: have you ever wanted to go to the store to buy food, and the store has been out of food? Have you ever been to the computer store to buy a computer and the store has been out of computers? Have you ever been to the doctor's (as scheduled) and the office has been out of medicine? What about housing? We're already past the technological-industrial barriers required for post-scarcity, just not post-work (yet). What doesn't exist is the general public's will to make this a reality, even though it would certainly benefit them.