An example is a group of minorities complaining to white men about diversity. The men can *only* think "Ah, another problem for ME to solve." thus maintaining the status quo. Whether or not they are qualified or not is *not* the actual problem. (often they are tbh)
Because what kind of tower is an infinite tower? One with NO architectural diagram because it had no concrete goal and no plan! No wonder. They were just winging it by the seat of their pants.
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What is the psychic equivalent of the Burj Khalifa? (To clarify, height here is a heuristic for "complexity of engineering", replace w/ ur favorite engineering thing) What are the most complex examples of organized human psychic energy?
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Computer companies come to mind. The amount of magic across so many disciplines, each requiring years to master, is staggering. And to get them to work together to the point where the customer is NOT forgotten? Staggering.https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1334319835740655616 …
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A country doesn't really count because they aren't organized, they have competing goals. They're schizophrenic. Is it one building or two? Is it one person or two? Is it one group or two?
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E.g. the united states is composed of 50 sovereign states, each with conflicting interests. China is composed of multiple provinces. As command flows away from central, the concept of single "identity" starts to fade.
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In order for a country to maintain a single identity, it has to perform acts AS a single identity. A country cannot buy a watermelon. A country starts or ends wards, exports or imports products, engages in humanitarian activities, etc...
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Thus a country that is doing things(e.g. war) together merely for the sake of forcing themselves to work together is in terrible pain. It's like a marriage that isn't working. It's the drug dealer who doesn't want to shoot but has to be loyal to the gang.
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Extrapolate this to "self" as country, relationship as country, family as country, etc... the behavior should not be *necessary* to the group! if the bridge NEEDS the scaffolding to be there, you've built the damn bridge incorrectly!
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