Obvious examples of craziness

"A certain amount of chaos is the true state of an enterprise" (Melville)

Ubiquitous craziness is the true state of humankind.

Religion: man-made concepts can not explain what is beyond our understanding

Autonomy: individually we depend on other people and nationally we depend on other countries

Capitalism: striving for individual profit is detrimental to shared goals, such as a sustainable earth.

Denial of the past: few people acknowledge that current US dominance is based on genocide and slavery

Denial of the presence: laws formulated 200 years ago are inadequate to adjudicate current conflicts.

Denial of the future: global warming and population growth will make the earth uninhabitable

Some joy: people erupt in joy when their country gains one more penalty shot in the World Cup

Some fear: fear of death and taboo on euthanasia even when life has become unbearable

Some power: bombing Ukraine into submission while Russia's own infrastructure is crumbling without bombs

December 2022