| It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be… This, in turn, means that our statesmen, our businessmen, our everyman must take on a science fictional way of thinking. | |
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Thinking Science Fictional
May 29, 2016 by kmabarrett
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I agree. It amazes me how often politicians don’t bother to think through what is likely to happen as the result of decisions they make.
I believe it is partly a symptom of our times that ideology and the desire to gain (or retain) power (or wealth) corrupts the rational ability of otherwise considerate people and a simple inability to understand that no matter how much we work for something, it is frequently (unseen) luck which brings success. This success is then viewed as a “birthright” because we were “better” than others and somehow our efforts more deserving of victory / success. And, then there is always the law of unintended consequences…