ToK list, Until cancel culture is reigned in, progressive movements are frozen and doomed. Classic authoritarian corporate and competitive models will dominate until we regain free speech in the United States. We needed a Universal Basic Income several years ago, and probably since the 1970's. Since the boomer generation has decided against this, we are stuck with late-stage capitalism *and* a hysterical cancel culture at this time, making only those of lucky enough to have careers immune to cancel culture able to speak as free human beings. Everyone else must live in a paralyzing existential fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Embrace Gregg's original model of unfiltered speech and communication and reject the imitation of passive-aggressive buddhist sanghas. From Arkansas With Love, =Chance On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 5:43 PM Zak Ali <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Gregg, > > Welcome back. > > Yesterday, YouTube algorithm "recommended" the following documentary to me > titled "*Empire of the Ants*": > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3Dvt7jGGroF0Q&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=-oVcbWhL8erKGI3OVooI5zfjXkaQjuIXrloQFeH6v-g&s=HDFChkjO7d42aKojIkeYHCNSGKKjt_peJkExL2CtBrU&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3Dvt7jGGroF0Q&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=es4m7Z9PbO-ehpccIMhj1MBxcvBE0WFBVXC1VHGjVJs&e=> > > > It's fascinating to me how "*cooperation*" vs. "*competition*" modules in > insects and humans emerged in such complex ways leading to questions like "*Could > the division of labor in an anthill be driven by the same social dynamics > governing the gap between liberals and conservatives?" (see article below):* > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__phys.org_news_2020-2D01-2Dants-2Dmen-2Dant-2Dbehavior-2Dmirror.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=-oVcbWhL8erKGI3OVooI5zfjXkaQjuIXrloQFeH6v-g&s=qDCSkmvGxjvwih6B48534XuvU0k7Oi1arinWHcbA4r0&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__phys.org_news_2020-2D01-2Dants-2Dmen-2Dant-2Dbehavior-2Dmirror.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=G5guq5NQ6gTaPrBDCyC-WTPCCGxm9kST3WrjSvbNAwc&e=> > > > In the "empire of ants" documentary, they show two colonies; *one* with > the *"**other anthill is the enemy*" template engage in a week long > battle of "murder and mayhem" while the other anhills using "*let's > cooperate with each other*" template turning into a super colony whose > "operating system" seems to be superior in many ways. > > The more I reflect on this, the less judgement I feel towards people who > are using the "*other anthill is the enemy*" sense-making template. > > Having this information from ant colonies, made me think about what > templates I use when I try to make sense of the world around me. A recent > one came to mind which has to do with MMT > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Modern-5FMonetary-5FTheory&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=x28djppyUuCJagPxRSsA6tlXAX156tV48VYCsC36ih8&e=> (Modern > Monetary Theory). > > Before I looked into and started seeing merit in arguments made by the Modern > Monetary Theorists > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.newyorker.com_news_news-2Ddesk_the-2Deconomist-2Dwho-2Dbelieves-2Dthe-2Dgovernment-2Dshould-2Djust-2Dprint-2Dmore-2Dmoney&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=iBYUgCu-H4toHtBfaN5F3uQHSSW5JetRE6S8hva-9AA&e=>, > I thought Bernie Sanders had no clue "how the economic machine works > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DPHe0bXAIuk0&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=T2FCmRfBeM-yjn_bRt0lZ18ZBbxga-Yi3nHOC-z-0Xo&e=>" > so I used the "*other anhill is clueless*" template and completely > ignored him. Now I feel like, I should have taken the time and listened to > him at the very listen before completely rejecting his ideas. > > My hope is that this TOK community and your peers in the "intellectual > deep web" communities will find better, faster and easier paths to reach > all the anthills that are using the "*other anthill is the enemy*" > templates and wasting a lot of energy in "competition" while "cooperation" > module is at their disposal ready to be deployed. > > Look forward to our Zoom meeting tomorrow. > > Regards, > > Zak Ali > > > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 7:13 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi TOK List, >> >> >> >> I hope this finds you well. >> >> >> >> I am back after my week of gluttony and sloth in Vermont with my parents. >> Fortunately, I was able to swing a few hours south and hang out for a >> couple of hours with Zak Stein. >> >> >> >> I thought I would share that, on a recommendation from Daniel Fraga, I >> checked out this short film >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DH652LD60A5k-26feature-3Dyoutu.be&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=-lEZJlWjhTtdmJ201QMq3jyGbcbzitiOQQHXz5UDIfM&e=> >> by Adam Kingsmith and found much to like about it. I was not aware of >> Marcuse’s work on *Eros and Civilization*, so that is a bonus right >> there. In the language of the Unified Metapsychology Framework, this is the >> Primate-Ecology versus Person-Society problem (or the Animal-Mental versus >> Cultural-Person dimensional alignment, writ large). Now we need to move >> from this “two part” problem into the three part, Mind, Culture, Digital. >> This is the problem of the 5th joint point on the Tree of Knowledge >> System. >> >> >> >> Tying this back to the film, I have long argued that we needed a way to >> cultivate lives that intertwine love, work and play with meaning. Or, more >> metaphorically, we need to build global civilizations that can allow us to >> cultivate our local Gardens all while allowing Gaia to flourish writ large… >> >> >> >> Peace, >> >> Gregg >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________ >> >> Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. >> Professor >> Department of Graduate Psychology >> 216 Johnston Hall >> MSC 7401 >> James Madison University >> Harrisonburg, VA 22807 >> (540) 568-7857 (phone) >> (540) 568-4747 (fax) >> >> >> *Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity.* >> >> Check out my Theory of Knowledge blog at Psychology Today at: >> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=-oVcbWhL8erKGI3OVooI5zfjXkaQjuIXrloQFeH6v-g&s=BWkIQ3wnSwGNFgMuZzqg282cHUT53OC2J8jq5wz4bEw&e= >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.psychologytoday.com_blog_theory-2Dknowledge&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=3NvTeopb_kFoJ-qZE-w1_hgQxWahUCJlgKpMto_C_OI&e=> >> >> >> >> Check out my webpage at: >> >> www.gregghenriques.com >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gregghenriques.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=uDMcm3q5FvkKCMgv2cE1sO1E7nDr_H_agKmeksbDUNY&s=HGOthSiGMP_ROnQRCxgQ-4WPLn2ZJgoc62ki2sEkMLs&e=> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ############################ >> >> To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the >> following link: >> http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 >> > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the > following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1