What are the real issues in our world?
Have you ever really stopped to think about this? I will assume yes, because I assume most actually have, yet if we listen to the news media the social media, it is skewed toward some pretty ridiculous conversations that just don't matter - like what the sign should be on a shared toilet door. I have an idea.
WC
It stands for water closet. They could also have "toilet" too, though I think Americans would be offended by that word, as it describes what it actually is. But my point is, what the fuck do we need to have these conversations for, when there are so many other more important things to talk about in public discourse.
Better conversations to have:
- Developing clean energy
- Improving general health
- The needs of children
- Building healthy communities
- Violence in society
- Improving mental health
These are just big buckets, but if we really had to prioritize the world's resources, where do you think personal pronouns would come on the list - above or below children dying of starvation?
If you could solve one problem you see in the world right now, which would it be?
While it is probably impossible to solve that problem with a snap of the fingers, out of curiosity, is there anything you are able to do right now that would make even the smallest difference? Is there something that you can do that could move the needle just a touch, even if it is at your own local level?
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” - Albert Einstein.
I don't know if Einstein actually said that, but it will do for an example of why public discourse is important to solve the problems that we face. Because, so much of them are not actually understood well at the societal level, because they aren't discussed openly. Yet, solutions keep getting created, even though there isn't clear understanding on what the problem actually is.
Diversity in the workplace.
What did you picture when you read that last line? Why is it that there is an assumption that if a group of people are all from the same ethnic group, there is no diversity? Is the assumption that all people of the same race are identical? I don't know about you, but I think that people who might otherwise look the same, can be quite different. For instance, shouldn't diversity in the workplace also cover skill diversity? Are the skills of an accountant, those of a salesperson, and those of a programmer homogenous?
"We have a meritocracy here. Merit is based on the adjectives people use to describe themselves."
Should skin color or sexual orientation be the defining factor for identifying diversity? It seems that it is a pretty poor filter system to work out whether someone is right for a job or not. But hey, I don't think many people actually want a true meritocracy, because most people just won't cut it. Though, it isn't going to be a problem for long, as AIs and automation will replace many of us soon enough so that we can be clear on the topic - we don't have the merits.
You know those movies where everyone has to come together to fight the common enemy of aliens invading? I think that is about what we would need to have to even start the discussions of working together these days and, I have little faith we would reach any kind of consensus in time to actually have a chance of a positive outcome.
While big tech is moving so fast to make us irrelevant, we are very quickly heading in the other direction socially - going backwards. Rather than reducing trait-based prejudice, we are hyper focusing on it and making it one of the core determinants of our social lives.
I don't know where people find the time.
Really, I don't get how people can spend so much time on things that have so little relevancy in their lives, yet they see as the most important thing in the world. All-consuming.
all-consuming
adjective
completely filling one's mind and attention; obsessive.
How come there aren't many people obsessed with understanding the problems we face? I mean, most of us aren't even interested in building a simple priority list in our lives of things to spend our attention on. If people were to look at where they spend their time in the day and then evaluate how important those areas are and the impact they have on their lives - how does scrolling TikTok impact?
I am pretty judgmental, aren't I?
It is one of those things where people will ask -
"So what the fuck are you doing, Taraz?"
Something. Always something. I don't know if it is the right thing to do, but I am up for the discussion at least, rather than hiding away because people might feel uncomfortable talking about the problems we face.
Too controversial.
Is there really such a thing as too controversial to discuss? Have you ever thought about that? I mean, it is a discussion. Shouldn't we be talking about the things that interest us, and the problems we face? Problems often lay in controversial areas, and often when we start investigating them, we find out that there is a lot of inconvenient truth hidden in them - a lot of the "taboo" was false, and the problems are far simpler than we have made them out to be.
A simple problem doesn't mean an easy answer.
I think there are some conversations looming in society, and we are getting to a point that they won't be able to be ignored for much longer. We have ignored some issues for too long, created others and let them fester, and created an environment of survive, not thrive. At some point, we are going to question where all the resources are going, where our time is being spent, and realize, we are the cause of most of our own dilemma, because we chose to consume goods, rather than understand good.
Taraz
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You "can't" discuss "important" things precisely because they're "'too controversial" and judging other people makes you automatically an objectively terrible person (also a judgement but if it's you it's okay and excusable and justifiable, someone else doing it to you is unforgivable and should be severely punished and they should be cancelled so hard they will never ever be able to go out in public without fear of being lynched ever again).
the previous text block is mostly sarcasm sprinkled with a bit of why do people actually act like this
I remember being 20something and being determined to force the world (and the people in it) to change for the better or at least their own good whether they wanted to or not. These days I just try to make people's individual worlds that little bit better, and then maybe they can look out into the broader world a bit more and work out the things that they personally can do to affect other people's little worlds which will then make the collective motion needed to do the collective things that individuals can't do.
And be less terrified about rocking that stupid boat.
Don't you find it interesting that the most harmful judgements, are made by those who say, don't judge people?
I think that this is the way to go. Charity begins in the home. At the same time, we can discuss these concepts globally, even if we can't act globally.
I never actually consciously registered that til a friend was telling me about how she tended to avoid like the plague anyone that had anything remotely resembling "no drama allowed", "I hate drama keep it off my page" etc type things in their profile as in her experience they were usually the worst offenders and when I thought about it was like actually yes XD
I think you are wrong. If aliens invaded you would definitely have a group of people who want to listen to them and make sure we didn't hurry their feelings somehow. Sure they invaded and killed tons of people, but fighting back wouldn't be fair to the innocent aliens that are caught in the crossfire. 😃
:D :D
Alien sympathizers: It isn't their fault that they are violent, they are products of their upbringing.
You know it would happen... :)
Extremes in wealth inequality. I’d wave my magic wand and Gini coefficients would be cut in half. There’d still be rich and poor, but the gap between them would be less vast.
I think that would make a significant difference. So much of the ills of the world are caused by economic disparity.
Indeed, Albert Einstein said: “If I had one hour to solve a problem, I would spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions”.
We must be tolerant of different cultures, in this sense, “everyone uses their time as they see fit”.
No one has a “magic wand” to solve the problems that afflict humanity. We can spend hours arguing in search of the right answers and waste our time, we will get nowhere.
My answer would be for all the problems that afflict us: “live your time and let others live theirs”….
Is there a limit on how much you can ignore to maintain this position? For instance, if you see a man beating a woman or a child in the street, do you let that woman or child "live their time" or would you do something about it?
The aggressor is not complying with the precept of "live and let live", therefore a complaint should be made. Would you get involved in a couple's quarrel, would you get involved when a father is reprimanding his own son... Couples who quarrel end up settling their problems under the sheet...
If they are crossing a line and inflicting harm, yes I would.
Do you mean like domestic violence rapes?
No, in my country saying “the couple solves their problems under the sheets” means that “that's their problem” and if you interfere “it's none of our business…”.
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My dear bro @tarazkp !
I always enjoy your beautiful and poetic English sentences!
I admire the way you make new discoveries about humans and society!
As you claim, the dilemma that humans face is probably due to their desire to possess more material things than others.
By the way, Currently, the East Asian world is engulfed in worry and fear that China and North Korea will start a war in Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula.
The rulers of China and North Korea now desperately want to have more territory, population and resources!
I wonder if our great idealist @tarazkp will be able to convince the rulers of China and North Korea!😅
Ever thought that we shouldn't have rulers?
My dear bro @tarazkp !
East Asia has been ruled by rulers for 2,000 years and is currently on the brink of war.
So, East Asians like me hope that Pax US will be created when the United States will rules over all of East Asia!
Thank you for kind! 😄
If I could solve a problem in the work now, I’d solve inequality. Some are rich while some are poor. Some are influential while some are not. It’s a crazy world
I think there are a lot of pressing problems in the world. Prioritizing some can be difficult. But I do agree that the media needs to put less importance on less significant problems like bathroom stalls. There are different organizations that try to fix problems like climate change, or children dying from hunger. Those are the ones that the media should be trying to get more assistance for.