topdown

01 jun 2015 7:35am

the present model is almost totally designed with a top down principle

meaning a few at the top have created everything the way it is to benefit themselves

it's a selfish short-term sustainability approach that guarantees long-term failure

long-term sustainability success must incorporate a bottom up approach

meaning you think about the lowest common denominator participant

and design the model's systems to deliver this person a happy & full life

you build in incentives for some to work harder & get ahead of the average

but generally you design to take care of the vast majority of average people

so here's a very important truth about the world

it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole barrel of apples

meaning it only takes one unhappy person to wreak havoc in the world

and today, we have millions of unhappy people doing just that

so many are doing what they feel they must do to change the model

and all, i believe, are doing so - in their own way - to try to create a better world

let me come right out & say it

the west's so-called democracy/capitalism model is not the best approach

it breaks all the rules for long-term sustainability

it focuses on the few at the top

and exploits pretty much everyone else below them

all i ask is that we all take a look at an opposite approach together

maybe life can be simpler & happier - healthier & more sustainable the other way