Something occurred to me today. A revelation, or a paradigm shift if you will.
It is irrefutable that society is in decay. Consumerism and capitalism must reach a stopping point - that much is in it's nature. The paradigm shift wasn't about that. It wasn't about how or why or when, it was about the end result.
It is popular belief that the end result will be chaotic. Money will take on a new meaning, the way we eat and live our lives will change and people view this as bad. We attempt to postpone the inevitable by diluting shares, creating more "wonder pills" and all kind of temporary fixes which, ironically, make the end result worsen. And worsen is the word we use. It is bad it is, what will happen. People do not look forward to the change, they look away from it. My paradigm shift took place on the edge of my bed. Playing guitar and thinking I thought, "maybe the change is for the better." The apocalyptic reality which we imagine will exist afterward seems bad. But I don't believe it is. I think that if we are forced to live of the land, to harness "Sharing based" economies, then that is a damn good thing. Bring on the next sociopolitical step forward. It's certainly a change for the better
I totally agree. I think the inevitable crashing and burning of the capitalist structure will occur long after we're gone but our goal should be to ease the descent, and ensure society is prepared for life after greed.
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