Balance is the Ultimate Truth
The world is constantly trying to balance itself both in nature and society. Countries and the people within those countries (haves and have-nots, minorities, poor, marginalized) that have had far less than the United States are hungry to work hard to achieve equivalent power, wealth, and quality-of-life.
That would seem fair if you put yourself in their shoes, but people currently holding the power and money don’t just freely give it away. You have to fight for it, so the process of balancing is rocky, mistakes are made, and the pendulum sometimes swings too far, but over time the balancing will happen and stability is achieved.
When you create something unbalanced, it eventually spins apart.
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The world will always be in flux when it is out of balance. Balance is the ultimate truth and state for world stability and peace, and that knowledge should drive our decisions as a global community. Over time, nationalism must recede and acquiesce to the inevitable globalization and balancing of our planet if we are to (a) stop fighting each other all the time, and (b) sustain ourselves as a species.
this extreme | BALANCE | that extreme |
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preventing manipulation | persuasion | suppressing dissent |
socio-economic systems | balance | biophysical earth systems |
american exceptionalism | balance | cooperation in solidarity for common good |
citizens' contract with police | balance | police contract with citizens |
nationalism and isolationism | balance | internationalism and globalization |
spend money to fight climate change (Biden) | Climate Change | spend money to extract and monetize climate change (Trump) |
panic | coronavirus | proactive |
ayn rand capitalism | balance | the common good |
catastrophizing | balance | glass half-full |
risk | balance | reward |
freedom (of speech) | democracy | accountability (civility) |
sustainability | between a rock and a hard spot | production |
do unto others | golden rule | others do unto you |
wants | government | needs |
buy-america jobs | balance | lowest cost infrastructure |
help the helpless | balance | spend within means |
finite resources on earth | balance | growth to create jobs |
free trade | balance | climate policy |
left trying to survive | balance | right protecting wealth |
concentration of wealth | balance | redistribution of wealth |
United States | Mutually-Assured Destruction | Russia |
work | balance | life |
being inside | balance | being outside |
Should there be limits on persuasive technologies?
Why did world leaders fail to work together to prevent the spread of Covid-19?
- Will the COVID-19 Pandemic kill the globalization momentum?
Should our biggest problems be solved by the unelected, tax-evading, mega-wealthy 1%, or, our people-powered democracy?
Is our compulsive use of digital devices out of balance?
Big Picture / Human Society / Politics & Government / Peace / Balance
Power Sharing and Cooperation for the Common Good
- balance vs extremes: Faces of Moderation by Craiutu
- common good: The Pandemic that Changed the World
- Freedom‘s just another word for nothing left to lose… Joplin
- power: Winners Take All by Giridharadas
- truth: Balance, the fundamental verity by Smith
Simplicity and Wellness
We are drawn to the intersections of [life + nature] that exist at the edges of the earth.
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- get it done: Perfect is the enemy of the good.
- Intersections (sp)
- Simple by Siegel
- Walden by Thoreau
- If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
- imperfectness: wabi-sabi
- less is more: live within your means
- tiny houses: Elevate
- work-life balance: Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
Digital Devices
- Digital Minimalism Newport
- digital saturation: Digital Detox
See also from SP
- Coronavirus Pandemic: Striking the Balance Between Lives and Livelihoods
- Poverty & Income Inequality: What is the lesser of evils?