About the societal chaos fostered by the crisis of our times

I was reading an article this morning titled "L’Université et son double" published by Dedefensa a blogging platform in French. The title translates as "The university and its double" or better perhaps "the university and its shadow". My interest was prickled by an insistence on Modernity's excesses at all levels and more particularly by the expression "the  advancement of progress is galloping mad".  I commented the following :

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7.4. giving meaning to one’s life

 

This article is 5,200 words long and covers the following :

7.4.1. pointing fingers at scapegoats is no solution
7.4.1.1. Sinophobia and the yellow peril
7.4.1.2. China is the chance of humanity

7.4.2. fairy-tales, magic, dystopian adventures

7.4.3. escaping the negativity by scanning for positivity
7.4.3.1. a worldview that quietens the mind.

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Complete table of content of Part 7.4

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Part 7. 

A changing context forces a new worldview and a new form of society to emerge

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Part 4.  The virus is the pin that deflated the bubble of everything

“  In less than three decades, a mere blink of the eye in historical terms, the United States has gone from the world’s sole superpower to a massive foundering wreck that is helpless before the coronavirus and intent on blaming the rest of the world for its own shortcomings.  … But how and why did this pitiable condition come about? Is it all Donald Trump’s fault as so many now assume? Or did the process begin earlier?

The answer for any serious student of imperial politics is the latter. ... two things are clear. One is that the process did not start under Trump, while the other is that it will undoubtedly continue regardless of who wins in November. Once collapse sets in, it’s impossible to stop.”  (1)

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7. Finding meaning in life

 

This post addresses the following:

7.1.  on the emergence of societal evolution and art

7.2.   about the mind and thinking

7.3.   about truthfulness: the mind and society

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6. societal collapse


Over their thousands of years of observation, of nature and of human activities in nature, the ancient tribal wo(men) of knowledge concluded that humans have a nefarious tendency to damage their habitat. To counter this tendency they devised what is called “the precautionary principle” or in the words of Black Elk “the 7th Generation principle”.1 Both of these principles teach that it is imperative to make certain every, personal or societal, decision will not negatively impact the life of future generations. These principles are part of a worldview that was elaborated over the long time span of tens of thousands of years.


With Modernity ‘the reason that is at work within capital’ concerns itself with one thing only and that is to generate profits. Those who venerate the reason get rich and enjoy an abundance of material possessions. All other citizens envy their richness and the abundance of their possessions. This worldview was elaborated over the relatively short time span of 6-8 centuries.
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