I once thought that fixing politics (and other basic societal dysfunctions) takes precedence over mass awakening/spiritual maturity. But it seems like the problem with politics is fundamentally rooted in our individual psychological defects, making the latter the priority. 1/
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Our cognitive biases and apish psychology pose hard barriers to cultural change on a global scale. We didn't evolve to deal w /issues of large-scale cooperation and shared ethical intuitions in a world where the systems that enabled those things in the past are going obsolete. 2/
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What's more, our apish psychology prevents us from even being able to consider and grasp how this inherited cognitive structure is leading us toward self-destruction. It's a viciously cruel cycle, to the point of being almost darkly comical. 3/
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We don't tend to think of civilizational problems as being the result of our collective cognitive limitations, and we don't think of the solutions as requiring us to personally confront and attempt to overcome these limitations. 4/
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Instead, we blame other tribes or ideologies and believe that if we could just eradicate these imagined enemies then everything will naturally sort itself out. This view is inherently flawed. It rests on a subjective sensation of certainty in one's own worldview. 5/
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
Have you read The Dictator's Handbook? Presents another way to understand the political situation. Doesn't depend on your tribe or ideology being right. Highly recommended. Frankly, I'd rather see everyone read and understand The Dictator's Handbook than get enlightened.
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I have not read it, although I'm familiar with the book's premise. You make a pretty bold advertising claim, so I'll put the enlightenment project on hold and give it a read.
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