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0 pointscrawfordcomeaux7y ago0 comments

"The best" is purely subjective.

I look at indigenous cultures who were able to resolve conflicts and share resources without hierarchical governments. They developed approaches to doing things western culture is only now relearning.

Also, your "best people" developed systems to addict us with little concern for their systemic impacts. If that's your version of best, I want better.

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eldavido7y ago

> "The best" is purely subjective

Bullshit.

Find me one "indigenous culture" as advanced as a modern developed western country (or China) and I'll believe you. I don't care whether your metric is life expectancy, scientific progress, quantity and quality of art produced, fairness of our legal system, political/religious freedom, lack of food scarcity, or corruption. You pick.

We in the West have it as good as anyone ever did in the history of the world. Tell me one thing "western culture is only new relearning", I'd be interested to hear?

crawfordcomeauxOP7y ago

We don't have a fair legal system, so I'd say that's a place where we could learn from them. Also, being connected to the land. Consent practices, as well. How to learn principles of life from observing nature.

Oh, and we totally have food scarcity, too.

There's stuff there to learn, if you're willing to accept the idea that perhaps your culture has room to grow.

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