What If There Are No Solutions?
The unencumbered realist concludes that there are no solutions within a status quo structure that is itself the problem.
Realists who question received wisdom and conclude the status quo is untenable are quickly labeled pessimists because the zeitgeist expects a solution is always at hand–preferably a technocratic one that requires zero sacrifice and doesn’t upset the status quo apple cart.
Realists ask “what if” without selecting the “solution” first. The conventional approach is to select the “answer/solution” first and then design the question and cherry-pick the evidence to support the pre-selected “solution.”
What if all the status quo “solutions” don’t actually address the real problems? This line of inquiry is strictly verboten, for there must be a solution that solves everything in one fell swoop.
Examples of this approach abound: a one-size fits all solution that resolves all the systemic problems by itself. All we have to do is implement it.
Replacing fiat currencies is one example that I have explored:
You Want Truly “Sound Money”? A Thought Experiment
Contrarian Thoughts on the Petro-Yuan and Gold-Backed Currencies
I’ve also explored how real change works: it takes many years (or even decades) of sacrifices and high costs with none of the immediate payoff we now expect as a birthright. Real change pits those benefiting from the status quo against those finally grasp that the status quo is the problem, not the solution, and these political/social battles are endless and brutal because any gains come at somebody else’s expense.
The Forgotten History of the 1970s
The 1970s: From Rotting Carcasses Floating in the River to Kayak Races
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