Without individual minds interacting, agreeing, disagreeing, debating, and clashing with each other, there can never be any hope for an even remotely peaceful society. The reason for this being that coerced collectivism must by necessity result in the maximization of the potential for violent conflict.
This potential is maximized under forced collectivism because the will of one individual, or a few individuals, can never accurately reflect the unique wants, needs, and wills of billions of other individuals. This results in conflict, and often, if dissent is encountered, violent conflict.
Forced collectivism also cannot accurately or effectively deal with the reality of scarcity and the need for resources, where minimum violence and the sustenance and nourishment of life is held as a value.
The message?
BE YOURSELF, OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU.
BE YOURSELF.
TO BE SOMEONE YOU ARE NOT IS TO NOT ONLY HARM YOURSELF, BUT THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY!!!
Why?
You have a singularly unique and inimitable perspective that can serve as a guide for your fellow individual, just as theirs might serve as a welcome guide for you and your life. In this sense, we are a decentralized network of independent and interdependent individuals. Kind of like a blockchain, but with humans.
~KafkA
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Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)
Thank you for what you do. You remind people of the great being each of us is. Keep it up. I follow now for more of this series - liked each of them!
The picture is how I see you - out of the system, but the same time out of your own borders %))
Thank you!
My pleasure%)
If we properly understand ourselves to be nothing but fractals of the consciousness of the cosmos, then we see that we are all leaves on the same tree.
Trying to be like someone else is thus foolish, because progress and development depends on us each expressing who we are and the system trusts that this distributed processing, this parallel processing, will create not only resilience but also novelty.
Trying to be a monoculture is how we get destroyed by mind viruses.
Polyculture is what nature is when it is healthy.
Rejoice in your fellow man's successes and learn from your fellow man's mistakes. Don't succumb to the mind virus of political correctness.
Holy shit, this is an excellent way to put it!
Agreed. In order to propel humanity in a more enlightened direction, we have to do the exact opposite of what we have raised to do (uphold the group), and, instead, argue for and live as an individual with a born right to exist as an individual. Easier said than done at times. I realize this. Yet what worth doing is easy?
Live your life from your heart. Great post.
I agree with you. being yourself and keeping it real will add more value to your name or brand and people will see the uniquness in you. Doing a great job buddy, keep it up.
Upvoted and follwing you in order to see more great posts...Good one
Good post @kafkanarchy84. Upvote, Resteemed and Follow you !
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Always be your fckin self and no one else!... Great post bro
I agree...good point
This is very true, especially as early as it is in the Steemit community. Some do it out of interest, some out of time to burn, some out of the payout regime and many more reasons. This diversity is good, for as long as there is diversity. When this balance is no more a balance, my predicament would be when steemit finally gains full momentum then who knows... It will happen so quickly that we would already be dealing with the aftermath and that is all we would remember... just my thoughts! Cheers!
Thank you for this beautiful post! Great words :)
Same here...haha
true and powerful words bro! resteem! :)
"when you follow the herd, you're bound to step in shit! avoid the herd! think for yourself! do what you feel is right for you!"
Cheers!!!!
scary, hehe
best mind blown gif lol
In the case of human beings it is the very difference in perspective that gives each individual value. It also can give us all headaches at time. lol
100% true, sometimes people care too much about what others think. However, being your natural "you" is what makes you unique. How is life in Japan by the way?
Good point indeed.
ENCOURAGING !!!
Agreed!
Interesting, well meaning thoughts. This is a valuable post. Followed you, hope to see more of your posts.
i am me and no one else an be
I totally agree.
We all need to find a place where we can find our autonomy and independence without it our lives are dictated by some else
This just showed up in my feed but i sat and watched all of it... Subd n folwd bro:) YT n Steemit. Just great to be able to share on this platform. Me thinks being uself is being in the moment and if you stay true to your true you then you keep on becoming the truest version of your true you:)
Cheers, @kingabelicio!
Really good post. P2P decentralized networks will bring us to the world we want to see. And the really cool thing is that reputation will be the key to success and incentivize good behavior.
I'm new to Steemit so feel free to follow me @bruehound
I like the blockchain analogy - a strong human infrastructure can be ready in place when the manpiulative corporate slave system finishes falling apart ...
Yes! I love this idea!
really need to always be with yourself in any situation, good post
We should help ech Other .
I agree, point
Autentic
truth!
Be yourself ,dont pretend to be what you are not.I wrote an article titled discover your true identity ,you may find it interesting
https://steemit.com/life/@tinashe/discover-your-true-identity
Great, keep it up
Thank you,
welcome and stay in touch
well thought