reactionary crap

[rone]

I've been irked all day by thinking about how much of human progress has come out of a complete and opposite reaction against another movement or opinion in the fields of art, science, and politics.  The bloody pendulum swings from end to end and it all seems like a ridiculous waste of energy.  Hey, that's fine if you're 19, because at that age, energy is the only thing you aren't short on.  But for a race that's several millennia old, it seems a tad immature.  We too easily fall into black-and-white perception, either clinging to the old ways or utterly shunning them.

I know that sometimes it's necessary to completely step away from how things are done now to find a new direction.  But it should be a last resort.  I wonder if these childish 180° turns are just a subconscious panicky attempt to save face.

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[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I call the people who don't do enough homework to make an informed decision "sheeple".

Making an informed decision these days requires a lot of homework. Just for our stupid "special election" last November, which was only a few propositions, to make an "informed decision" required poring over a massive amount of literature, most of it filled with nasty legalese.

What's more important is to be flexible. Keep your eyes and ears open and adjust.

[frosch.livejournal.com]

Making an informed decision these days requires a lot of homework.

This is why the rest of the civilized world, or at least most of it, has professional informed-decision-makers.

They're called "Members of Parliament".