caitlin on legit free ness
free from all internal impulses to control, manipulate, exploit and dominate, and our systems for organizing society will no longer feature states which oppress their populations and try to rule the world. – caitlin johnstone on legit free ness
nothing to date has gotten to teh root of problem
legit freedom will only happen if it’s all of us.. and in order to be all of us.. has to be sans any form of measuring, accounting, people telling other people what to do
caitlin on inner work.. caitlin on tech.. caitlin on hackable minds.. et al
via michel bauwens tweet [https://x.com/mbauwens/status/2067466696177426732?s=20]:
This is the deeper motivation that inspires Caitlin’s work:
the things you can’t unsee.. ness.. on the ground ness et al
< ” It is possible for the human organism to liberate itself from its habituated creation of the ego through the process commonly referred to as *spiritual enlightenment. It is also possible for humanity as a species to liberate itself from its **large-scale control mechanisms in the same way. That’s what a healthy humanity will look like. We will be ***free from all internal impulses to control, manipulate, exploit and dominate, and our systems for organizing society will no longer feature states which oppress their populations and try to rule the world. ****We are still very, very far from achieving this potential as a species. *****Humanity is still deeply ensnared in its egoic delusions, on an individual level and at mass scale. But we’re waking up. Strangely, awkwardly, stumbling forward like a toddler, we are moving to become a conscious species. ” >
*aka: what’s already on each heart; itch-in-the-soul; et al
**ie: need means (nonjudgmental expo labeling) to undo hierarchical listening – so we can hear what’s already on each heart as global detox in order to org around legit needs
***again.. nothing to date has gotten to the root of problem.. legit freedom will only happen if it’s all of us.. and in order to be all of us.. has to be sans any form of measuring, accounting, people telling other people what to do
****not if we try the thing we’ve not yet tried/seen: the unconditional part of left to own devices ness
[‘in an undisturbed ecosystem ..the individual left to its own devices.. serves the whole’ –dana meadows]
there’s a legit use of tech (nonjudgmental exponential labeling) to facil the seeming chaos of a global detox leap/dance.. for (blank)’s sake..
ie: whatever for a year.. a legit sabbatical ish transition
otherwise we’ll keep perpetuating the same song.. the whac-a-mole-ing ness of sea world.. of not-us ness.. of part\ial ness.. perpetuating survival triage.. for (blank)’s sake..
*****this is why we need that detox leap/dance.. for (blank)’s sake.. what the world needs most is the energy of 8b alive people
humanity needs a leap.. to get back/to simultaneous spontaneity .. simultaneous fittingness.. everyone in sync.. the dance
michel’s tweet is a quote tweet to this from caitlin [https://x.com/caitoz/status/2067427906419315102?s=20]:
Humans create empires for the same reason they create egos. It’s all about the impulse to control.
*We come into this world boundless and free with eyes full of wonder, but within **a few years our minds create and solidify a sense of self around which our mental lives revolve.
*maté not yet scrambled law et al
**supposed to’s of school/work et al.. parents are the first ness et al.. any form of m\a\p
We do this because we are helpless when we are born, *and things happen which are uncomfortable or startling, so we **naturally begin seeking out strategies to control what happens to us. Before you know it we’ve got vast spires of psychological architecture within us dedicated to using thought to promote the interests and security of an entirely symbolic me-character that we made up in our minds.
*gabor on childhood trauma.. any form of m\a\p that perpetuates missing pieces
**cope\ing ness.. maté trump law.. khan filling the gaps law.. et al.. because ie: hari present in society law et al
*And from that point on we are cut off from the Eden of perception. Our attention rests no longer in the wonder of the senses but in the incessant babbling of the mind and its churning narratives about self and other, enemies and threats, attainment and lack, attachment and aversion, ambitions and deficiencies, unworthiness and shame. **All because we were born helpless little creatures with nervous systems and a startle response in a world full of chaotic giants.
*since forever.. ie: garden-enough ness et al.. graeber stop at enough law et al.. black science of people/whales law et al..
**again.. rather.. because born in need of missing pieces.. parents are the first ness.. any form of m\a\p
And then we have the capacity for psychological suffering. Whereas previously we were only able to experience discomfort from actual material forces like hunger or a diaper rash, or from being startled by a big dog or something, suddenly we have created the ability to suffer for reasons we created entirely inside our own heads. Stories like “I’m inadequate,” “I failed,” “I embarrassed myself,” “I made a mistake,” “I hate that person,” or “That person isn’t doing what I want” consume our attention throughout the day and make us miserable.
graeber make it diff law et al.. but need global detox for that.. ie: imagine a turtle et al.. so ie: hari rat park law et al
And it all arises from that initial impulse to control what happens in order to feel secure.
rather.. all stems from missing pieces.. because impulse to control.. to feel secure.. are all already part of whalespeak et al
*All social dysfunction has its roots in that impulse. Abusive relationships happen when one partner tries to exert extreme control over the other for their own sense of security. Economic injustice happens when one class exploits the other because they think they’d feel a bit more secure if they just had another billion in the bank. Tyrannical governments happen when leaders feel the need to control the thoughts, words and behavior of the populace to secure their ongoing rule. Empires happen when tyrannical governments feel the need to control what goes on not just in their own nation, but in surrounding nations as well.
rather.. the roots are in the missing pieces.. not in the impulse.. the impulse is a natural response to the missing pieces.. we won’t get to the legit root of problem (won’t get to legit free dom) until we go that deep..
That’s ultimately all that drives the US empire. *People who have far too much interest in controlling other people, with far too much power to do so. It causes a horrifying amount of suffering, destruction, chaos and injustice, but at its root is that fundamental impulse to control what happens which emerges within all of us in early childhood. We’re basically ruled by **emotional toddlers who never learned to rein in their egos. They’re trying to control the planet in the same way they tried to control their access to toys and candy when they were small.
*again.. not the root of the problem.. people telling other people what to do et al is a symptom of missing pieces
**rather.. emotional whales who lost their environment (again – imagine a turtle et al).. not toddler ness of legit free people.. (that would be again.. maté not yet scrambled law et al)
It is possible for the human organism to liberate itself from its habituated creation of the ego through the process commonly referred to as *spiritual enlightenment. It is also possible for **humanity as a species to liberate itself from its large-scale control mechanisms in the same way.
and again from above..
*aka: what’s already on each heart; itch-in-the-soul; et al
**ie: need means (nonjudgmental expo labeling) to undo hierarchical listening – so we can hear what’s already on each heart as global detox in order to org around legit needs
That’s what a healthy humanity will look like. We will be free from all internal impulses to control, manipulate, exploit and dominate, and our systems for organizing society will no longer feature states which oppress their populations and try to rule the world.
legit freedom will only happen if it’s all of us.. and in order to be all of us.. has to be sans any form of measuring, accounting, people telling other people what to do
We are still very, very far from achieving this potential as a species. Humanity is still deeply ensnared in its egoic delusions, on an individual level and at mass scale. But we’re waking up. Strangely, awkwardly, stumbling forward like a toddler, we are moving to become a conscious species.
not if we try the thing we’ve not yet tried/seen: the unconditional part of left to own devices ness
[‘in an undisturbed ecosystem ..the individual left to its own devices.. serves the whole’ –dana meadows]
there’s a legit use of tech (nonjudgmental exponential labeling) to facil the seeming chaos of a global detox leap/dance.. for (blank)’s sake..
ie: whatever for a year.. a legit sabbatical ish transition
otherwise we’ll keep perpetuating the same song.. the whac-a-mole-ing ness of sea world.. of not-us ness.. of part\ial ness.. perpetuating survival triage.. for (blank)’s sake..
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be you. 