I sit there, drinking my Starbucks, looking out over the shoppers, arguing and loving each other, wandering through town enjoying the sunshine, or avoiding the sunshine, or avoiding the rain, I think: nothing's changed. In the past 4000 years nothing has changed. But it's hidden very well by the word "progress" that things might have gotten a little better. So then we wonder to what "things" refers to. We look at achievements, merits, goals reached, wealth attained (or lost), and with those in mind we look for the evolution of society, when that never lies in the "visible first, satisfaction second" idea of such "progress".
An interesting question I've thought of asking Western society in general is"What's more important, experience or knowledge?" One of my friends answered a question I asked in an interesting way that made me doubt whether I really was fortunate to be born here. I had asked, "What's Britain's main crop?" Simon answered, "Information."
Information. The entity that, thanks to the internet, practically doubles every day. And this society has grabbed hold of it and made it cheap. The trouble with this is when we listen closely to those influential thinkers, like Billy Joe, who claim "Talk is cheap, but lies are expensive."
I know too much. Or maybe I just like saying that.
Just some thoughts on society at the moment. Maybe things will change.
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