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Critical thinking, so everyone could understand that everyone else has their own shit that matters to them.
The world would be a lot nicer to live in if entire groups of our society didnβt feel this incessant need to convert others to their way of thinking, be it political, cultural, or religious.
As long as one person isnβt hurting or subjugating another, IDGAF.
It seems to me groups have people have been choosing a king to do their reasoning for them since the beginning of humanity. And, the application of computers to communications and profits has significantly raised the bar of adequacy for wise decisions while (US) educational efforts have been in decline for nearly a half century.
How do we encourage the critical mass of free thinkers to break the current paradigm, let alone the ancient one?
Sincerely, does anyone see some sort of plan here? I often feel like I'm shouting into the void for little more than dying with self-respect. Can we reason our way to revolt, already?
Can we reason our way to revolt, already?
`twould be nice, but I see this as requiring a multi-generational solution. We need enough young voters to get out there and vote with their social conscience, to overcome the combined weight of ignorance, money and power.
Seems to me every single time Americans significantly changed their laws, they had to break laws, often pick up firearms, then boycott, illegally enforce their strike's picket lines, riot and revolt. Perhaps you shouldn't be speaking of the combined weight of ignorance of society. Maybe your time would be better spent reading a history book rather than attempting to teach.
Maybe you should take the time to engage your own critical thinking, and realise not everyone is American.
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I scoped correctly. And, you're Australian, meaning your government follows where ours leads. It leads where it wants regardless of what you or I vote for. Bad faith fuck.
Jesus, talk about failing to get the point.
I'm not talking about my government or yours. I'm talking about society making a change for the better. That requires change at a generational level. Bigger guns aren't the answer - changing people's thinking is.
But, by all means, feel free to keep playing the Team America card. That's what landed that orange-skinned moron in the White House for his first term.
Critical Thinking skills. Imagine a world where everyone is able to sus out the lies, separate fact from fiction, and not fall into pitfalls of illogical thinking.
Another language. It changes the way you see the world
To use the bins/trash cans and stop littering. Especially on beaches, parks, reserves and on the motorway.
Empathy, and I expect the why speaks for itself.
Empathy
Drive slower, you're not in a rush, it's all in your head, your home's not gonna permanently locked away if you're late, your office won't explode if you're late and if you're already late to work you're already late.
Drive. Slower.
I dont want to crap on my seat, mate
Basic fucking decency would be a start
"Critical Thinking" was already taken, so I'll go with my similar-but-different answer of critical evaluation of sources/information. When I was a kid, we were never to let anyone in when home alone, even to just use the phone. We were told never to believe anyone on the other side of that door that wasn't family or emergency services (and even then to call the neighbors in the latter case). Today, so many of the same people who told me this are fooled by dis- and mis-information online or believe very poor sources. Sometimes, it does fall into the trap of "my sister/brother/pet albatros shared it so it must be true!" of thinking the source is already verifies. We all should get better at this.
I've experienced this phenomenon as well and I'm always wondering if people become more naΓ―ve as they age or if this is, in fact, too much information for people from another era to process.
Basic computer literacy.
Basic what literacy?
The fact that psychedelic drugs like mushrooms and LSD aren't as dangerous as media and politics make them out to be.
They are actually among the physically safest drugs out there, even when including caffeine and sugar. They can be used in so many ways for self-improvement and treating depressions, anxiety, PTSD and many other conditions.
The book 'How to change your Mind' by Michael Pollan is a wonderful read on the topic.
Oh yeah? Well I wish people could learn kindness.
Highroaded.
Mushrooms maybe, but doesn't LSD have the power to affect someone for life? If I were to use any recreationals, I'm sticking to dreamfish, that doesn't even have any documented cases of overdosing yet.
I wish we could learn from our mistakes.
Situational awareness.
I'm genuinely not sure whether this is a teachable skill or something more like a character trait.
Gender alone doesn't need to block you from doing things.
Maybe it's not just "one thing", but ethics. How to make decisions in a systematic way; how to do it in advance; how to weight morality, practicality, and aesthetics to reach a decision that you'll be satisfied with twenty years later, a decision you could explain and defend to another ethical person before or after the fact.
Is there something I can read to learn how to do this? A book or course? Or is this something gained only through experience and thought?
Responsibility, way too many people do things without any thinking and making everything into shitshow because of not thinking
Me: Composting
Interesting choice.
Recently local people were forced to separate bio waste from regular waste or compost bio waste themselves.
There were so many smelly failures around town for a long time and many gave up. Just small mistakes.
Composing is really easy once you understand one basic rule: if it smell you have to much humid nitrogen.
Add a good amount of carbon to it and the smell will be gone the next day. Carbon can be dry leaves, cardboard, wood ... Usually "brown" material.
The is the exact same thing in dry toilet or chicken coop, if it smell bad add some carbon to it to bring back the balance between nitrogen and cardboard.
Probabilities and basic stats. People do not think in "what are the chances" but in black and white. I think one reason is we don't teach probabilities in American schools. It drastically impacts a citizens ability to understand the news, and especially science.
Reminds me of the TED talk, "Why we make bad decisions."
How to properly go through a four-way stop.
Or use a roundabout
Empathy. People criticizing each other often make the same "mistakes" that are nothing but normal human behaviour. Once you understand that we are all pretty much equal, you start realizing that most bad things are sistematic. There are few bad people, most people are quite nice and forced (or taught) to behave badly
Adding to this, the criticism is more valid if you understand more
Understanding is the only way to solve any kind of problem
Add on top of this βmaybe you donβt need to worry about criticizing others in the first placeβ and youβre well on your way to a happier existence.
Disclaimer: of course thinking critically is important, and there are areas where youβd be irresponsible not to be critical of others. Iβm talking about the IV drip of negativity of constantly getting annoyed at things that donβt affect you.
