{"id":65804,"date":"2023-09-30T07:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T12:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=65804"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:19:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:19:44","slug":"todays-contemplation-collapse-cometh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=65804","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh–Mythical Narratives Everywhere to Avoid Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOTE: Beginning to post these thoughts of mine here. I began a couple of years ago posting them on Medium but have found that the subscription practices there are somewhat restrictive. I will attempt to post one per day until I am caught up…and then will be posting in both locations.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh I<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Palace of Knossos, 1993 (Crete, Greece) Photo by author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mythical Narratives Everywhere to Avoid Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I approach my 7th decade on this planet, I have reached the conclusion that we all interpret the world through mythical narratives; some of our own creation, many (most?) others \u2018imposed\u2019 upon us. The ruling class of society conditions us in numerous ways to accept stories that, for the most part, support and prolong their position of power and control.<\/p>\n

From hereditary chieftains\/monarchs to \u2018democratic\u2019 leadership, the \u2018elite\u2019 of society maintain a hold over the \u2018tribe\u2019 so as to ensure their revenue streams and wealth (some would argue this is a parasitic arrangement since this class returns little in the way of productive value to the system). They use the various tools at their disposal (e.g., education system, media, etc.) to inculcate\/predispose us to accepting this arrangement and continuing to control and expand the wealth-generating\/extraction systems that arise from everyday human economic interactions.<\/p>\n

Power and wealth is concentrated significantly at the top of the pyramid; yet we are constantly exposed to narratives that we not only have agency, but that the \u2018elite\u2019 put our needs at the forefront of their policies and decision-making. I strongly believe these are false and propagated to influence\/manipulate our thinking and beliefs.<\/p>\n

Just like our financial institutions (especially the big banks) who knowingly engage in criminal activity and then receive raps on the wrist with minimal fines when caught (making their brazen thievery well worth it), the ruling class is more than willing to break \u2018rules\/laws\u2019 (in fact, I would argue they are constantly doing so) because the \u2018price\u2019 for doing so is negligible (with the occasional sacrifice made to appease the masses).<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t believe there is a \u2018solution\u2019 to any of this (unlike most who do because, you know, hope \u2014 and reduction of cognitive dissonance) aside from complete sociopolitical collapse \u2014 which I would argue will eventually happen as it has for every complex society that has preceded ours. My response to this has been to accept it, and try and remove myself from the Matrix as much as is possible and prepare accordingly.<\/p>\n

The world is not as we have been conditioned to believe by the narrative managers who weave the various storylines (read Edward Bernays book Propaganda for interesting insight on this). Awareness of this is a first step towards a better understanding of how messed up this world truly is and, possibly, doing something for your family\/community to make it more resilient as the system inevitably declines\/collapses.<\/p>\n

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