The integration and even celebration of these negative goods then leads us to the mega-billion $$ arms industry. Our “forever wars” are the bedrock of US capitalism and the development of the better bomb, stealth jet and nuclear missile, our most cherished negative goods. God help us.
I'm sorry but I think what you say has much truth in it. This post is very useful to me as it affords me another perspective on what I think many of us feel but struggle to explain in a "good" way which is perhaps my way of saying this issue may well be endemic to our nature - very useful in an environment of scarcity. Can we evolve quickly enough to avoid our own extinction?
Humans are very adaptable and have been through worse circumstances. So I think we can steer through this. But it will take cooperation and political will/seriousness.
The integration and even celebration of these negative goods then leads us to the mega-billion $$ arms industry. Our “forever wars” are the bedrock of US capitalism and the development of the better bomb, stealth jet and nuclear missile, our most cherished negative goods. God help us.
I'm sorry but I think what you say has much truth in it. This post is very useful to me as it affords me another perspective on what I think many of us feel but struggle to explain in a "good" way which is perhaps my way of saying this issue may well be endemic to our nature - very useful in an environment of scarcity. Can we evolve quickly enough to avoid our own extinction?
Humans are very adaptable and have been through worse circumstances. So I think we can steer through this. But it will take cooperation and political will/seriousness.
Yes, what worries me is how much of a "hard problem" will we have to create before we get serious?
Brilliant. Simply brilliant in its simplicity. You managed to solidify a concept I could smell but not identify. Thank you.
I’m happy it clicked for you. That was the intention.