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MrMcCall ◴[] No.42479948[source]
This is the closing line of the very nice article.

> The future is in our hands.

It always has been, and always will be.

The problem, as outlined in the article, is that we (the entire human race) have almost always left it in the hands of our "betters", and those wealthy folks have very rarely given a crap about the rest of us, or our beloved mother Earth.

They think that their having wealth makes their every whim and fancy the right and proper thing to do, and, as the article shows, that is far from the truth.

Of course, we peasants have to, ourselves, learn how to truly be better, truly know how to wield power for the benefit of all human beings, out of compassion for all of our children, and our children's children, ...

"Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights." --Peter Tosh

"Love is the truth." --Jack White's song of the same name

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1. mistrial9 ◴[] No.42480010[source]
you forgot "the victors of War write the history and build their castles", and "cultural forces" including (especially?) those originating among "peasants" .. casting your evolutionary and kind comment as a "peasant" appears to wear a lot of assumptions on the sleeve
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2. MrMcCall ◴[] No.42481005[source]
Well, when a person doesn't want to believe the truth, they are free to construct whatever reality they choose, based upon what "appears" in their mind's eye.

That is why the truth is so important in this world. To seek the truth requires humility, that being crucial in all aspects of life and is the most essential lesson of Dunning-Kruger's study.

It is precisely my humility that has allowed me to gain some measure of wisdom, which I share honestly and compassionately here.

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3. olddustytrail ◴[] No.42481882[source]
It's definitely the best and greatest humility I've ever seen, and I believe the amazing wisdom from that humility will serve you well in your political career in 2025!
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4. MrMcCall ◴[] No.42482671{3}[source]
It takes humility to get to the point where you know that you know. This is the humble side of the Dunning-Kruger pair of result groups: the ones who have reached a level of expertise through good, hard, honest graft; the ones still learning; the ones who tend to underestimate themselves.

But, if I acted like I didn't know -- especially in these parts -- that would be a kind of lie, and I'm sick and tired of lies. That you don't know what I know or agree that I can even know it is to be expected, so fire away!

I don't want to run anything or anyone. I just want everyone to get some 'act right' and help us fix what we can while we can. A world full of callously selfish inertial idiots is not going to help improve anything.

Before the world can change, we have to change, each of us. History is not exactly rife with excellent examples, but things are grinding forward, even in the presense of our flawed cultures.

The more compassion we can add to our ideals, attitudes, and behaviors, the more effectively we can help the people that need it. That those folks' numbers are growing is not due to the presense of caring compassion.

All oppression and misery is accompanied by cruel indifference, however far removed from the brutality.

The first verse of Pink Floyd's "On the Turning Away":

  On the turning away
  From the pale and downtrodden
  And the words they say
  Which we won’t understand
  “Don’t accept that what’s happening
  Is just a case of all the suffering
  Or you’ll find that you’re joining in
  The turning away”
David Gilmour is an atheist, but his active, compassionate, generous heart informs his charitable life and the beauty of his life and lyrics.