A delusion is a belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence or agreement to the contrary. To be delusional is characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality or rational argument. (i)
QUERY: Could our western society be delusional? (ii) We are not freer than before so-called "civilization". We are not happier than those who still practice a prehistoric hunter-gatherer lifestyle. We experience greater stress. We work harder and realize less reward. We have a fraction of free/family time. We may live longer, but it is debatable that we have as good a quality of life. It reminds me of the movie Matrix (1999) where people actually spent their lives in cocoons from which machines extracted energy. The people only thought they had lives. They knew nothing else so they did not attempt to escape or know freedom. Sadly we live in a delusional society with the delusional belief that this is the best we can do.
#Letthesunshinein #imperium_resistere
FOOTNOTES.
(i) definitions from on-line dictionary.
(ii) I purposely did not include all of humanity because there are still some areas that resist western influence and our western society is the only one of which I have first hand experience.
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