Nicely stated. It’s an intellectual/educational issue as well as a cultural issue. Part of the cultural issue is that, by nature, some people will rise to the top of certain categories due to natural talent, hard work, etc. while others won’t attain those “heights”, whether because they aren’t able to, are afraid to or don’t work hard enough to. Introduce resentment and a corrupt system which offers people equity vs equality and it looks awfully appealing to many people. Everyone gets a gold star lest they FEEL bad is NOT healthy for society. Learning to strive for higher ground through one’s own unique talents and to value hard work and intellectual development are healthy.
As a culture we’ve placed “value” on too many negative, culturally-destructive facets of society. Remove personal responsibility and accountability from the foundation of society and it will surely crumble.
There’s going to be a mountain of work to do when we get to the other side of this war.
Nicely stated. It’s an intellectual/educational issue as well as a cultural issue. Part of the cultural issue is that, by nature, some people will rise to the top of certain categories due to natural talent, hard work, etc. while others won’t attain those “heights”, whether because they aren’t able to, are afraid to or don’t work hard enough to. Introduce resentment and a corrupt system which offers people equity vs equality and it looks awfully appealing to many people. Everyone gets a gold star lest they FEEL bad is NOT healthy for society. Learning to strive for higher ground through one’s own unique talents and to value hard work and intellectual development are healthy.
As a culture we’ve placed “value” on too many negative, culturally-destructive facets of society. Remove personal responsibility and accountability from the foundation of society and it will surely crumble.
There’s going to be a mountain of work to do when we get to the other side of this war.