I understand your opinion.
If we assume that we are all human beings, that reason alone makes us equal. But reality is quite different.
Nothing justifies the unequal development that exists today among nations. Even less so when the well-being of one part of humanity is sustained by the ruthless plundering of the other part.
An equitable global development would allow to climb to a new level of human development. How much talent is lost today worldwide because millions of children cannot complete a primary level of education?
Just as a nation works together to achieve a satisfactory level of development, so should humanity work together to achieve the development of our common home: the Earth.
Nor do I believe that having a worldview that does not restrict us to current borders threatens cultural diversity and individuality. That is something that is already in danger and not precisely for that reason.
It was very good to read your opinion on the subject.
Thanks for reading.
Which would just lead to more destruction. The current idea of "development" is unfortunately oriented to take as much of the "free" resources available, the ruthless plundering you're talking about. The so called "developed" nations are not only plundering elsewhere, but also their own resources - just that they did it for longer, and do not have as many left as other nations. Development has to be thought differently, enabling the less-developed nations to skip the destructive part.
Education, too, is more than what the system tells us it is. "Talent" is just an euphemism for "exploitability". The current educational systems do not enable happiness/bienestar, most of them are a mass production of workers.
The question that I would pose is:
How can humankind create the possibility of a happy and dignified life without destroying the planet and value communities at the same time?
I like the question 🤔
When I opined about development that includes everyone on the planet I did not specify how to achieve it.
I agree that it necessarily has to be sustainable and in harmony with the environment. Happiness may well serve as an indicator to measure the development achieved. The important thing is that we all have the right and the opportunity to be happy (even if we perceive it in different ways).
Happiness as indicator is a good point! It also means different things to different people, both within one culture as well as in different cultures. Some won't even like what we call "development", they'd say it's a step backwards. Unfortunately, the lifestyle of superficial abundance has become famous all over the world, and way too many people want to be like that.
Thank you for the post and the conversation! Very interesting and thought provoking 🙃
Thanks to you for the kind comments and enriching discussion.