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What exactly is our reality made up of?

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	Don't beat yourself up for it though, blue collar whites have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination against blacks in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).		Don't beat yourself up for it though, blue collar whites have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination against blacks in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).

	=== ~~What~~ exactly is our reality made up of? ===		=== So then, what exactly is our reality made up of? ===
	~~So then one~~ must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?		One must stop now and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?
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	=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===		=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===
	We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Ever encountered a homeless person or ''street beggar'' and thought ''get a job, you lazy bum''? You likely felt sad and compassionate the very first time, but after hearing people around you discuss such a topic, you may have found yourself hardened, as if betrayed by these strangers pushing carts (and dirtying ''your'' streets). Meanwhile of course, you despise your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, then tell yourself you are being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society - the good/better one. Judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society suddenly becomes normal. Don't beat yourself up for it though, blue collar whites have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination against blacks in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).		We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Ever encountered a homeless person or ''street beggar'' and thought ''get a job, you lazy bum''? You likely felt sad and compassionate the very first time, but after hearing people around you discuss such a topic, you may have found yourself hardened, as if betrayed by these strangers pushing carts (and dirtying ''your'' streets). Meanwhile of course, you despise your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, then tell yourself you are being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society - the good/better one. Judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society suddenly becomes normal.

			Don't beat yourself up for it though, blue collar whites have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination against blacks in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).

	=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===		=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===

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	=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===		=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===
	We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>~~Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat~~ a homeless person or ''street beggar''~~? Was it ever a~~ thought ~~similar to~~ ''get a job, you lazy bum''? ~~All while despising~~ your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, ~~but lie to~~ yourself ~~about~~ being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society~~? All while judging~~ others for their shortfalls in this very same society~~? Blue~~ collar whites ~~and blacks~~ have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).		We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Ever encountered a homeless person or ''street beggar'' and thought ''get a job, you lazy bum''? You likely felt sad and compassionate the very first time, but after hearing people around you discuss such a topic, you may have found yourself hardened, as if betrayed by these strangers pushing carts (and dirtying ''your'' streets). Meanwhile of course, you despise your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, then tell yourself you are being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society - the good/better one. Judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society suddenly becomes normal. Don't beat yourself up for it though, blue collar whites have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination against blacks in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).

	=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===		=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===

Ohadmin: /* Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? */

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Have you ever judged people based on their appearance?

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	=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===		=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===
	We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover~~'''~~! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).		We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).

	=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===		=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===

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	⇒ [[The ChatGPT Solutions]]		⇒ [[The ChatGPT Solutions]]

	=== Have you ever judged people by their appearance? ===		=== Have you ever judged people based on their appearance? ===
	In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, ~~is it not~~? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!!~~<br><br>~~If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to ''never judge a book by its cover''! ~~How ''it~~'s what inside that counts''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).~~<br><br>~~So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?		We all must have, at some point or another. We were taught to, were we not? In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, no? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to '''never judge a book by its cover'''! It's what inside that counts'''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).

			=== What exactly is our reality made up of? ===
			So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?
	<br>		<br>

Ohadmin at 21:04, 3 June 2026

2026-06-03T21:04:39Z

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	'''Have you ever judged people by their appearance?'''<br>In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, is it not? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!!<br><br>If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to ''never judge a book by its cover''! How ''it's what inside that counts''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).<br><br>So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?
	~~<br>~~

	'''All We Need is...'''<br>What is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality for ourselves? What is keeping us from putting together all the lessons learned from failed systems towards creating an entirely new way of life that can please and satisfy '''everyone'''? Is such a goal not even worth an attempt at a global conversation, given that we now have the 21st century tools to accomplish this? Yes, the Internet.<br><br>Wikipedia did it using this very platform, bringing together over 47 MILLION '''volunteered''' voices, to build the most thorough encyclopedia ever created by humanity. Can't we do the exact same thing, only now discuss our (unknown) future as opposed to our (known) past? We mastered language so we can reduce unnecessary friction and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. Where is the love and forgiveness everyone preaches about in times of war? There is no "us vs them," there is only ever been "us," and our ignorance. All of us.<br><br>All we really need, is '''to talk'''. Fighting is easy. Understanding, forgiving and loving, are not so easy. It all starts with us exchanging ideas and listening to each other. Always have, always will.		'''All We Need is...'''<br>What is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality for ourselves? What is keeping us from putting together all the lessons learned from failed systems towards creating an entirely new way of life that can please and satisfy '''everyone'''? Is such a goal not even worth an attempt at a global conversation, given that we now have the 21st century tools to accomplish this? Yes, the Internet.<br><br>Wikipedia did it using this very platform, bringing together over 47 MILLION '''volunteered''' voices, to build the most thorough encyclopedia ever created by humanity. Can't we do the exact same thing, only now discuss our (unknown) future as opposed to our (known) past? We mastered language so we can reduce unnecessary friction and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. Where is the love and forgiveness everyone preaches about in times of war? There is no "us vs them," there is only ever been "us," and our ignorance. All of us.<br><br>All we really need, is '''to talk'''. Fighting is easy. Understanding, forgiving and loving, are not so easy. It all starts with us exchanging ideas and listening to each other. Always have, always will.

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	If interested in what ChatGPT had to say about some of these topics, see:		If interested in what ChatGPT had to say about some of these topics, see:
	⇒ [[The ChatGPT Solutions]]		⇒ [[The ChatGPT Solutions]]

			=== Have you ever judged people by their appearance? ===
			In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, is it not? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!!<br><br>If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to ''never judge a book by its cover''! How ''it's what inside that counts''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).<br><br>So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?
			<br>

	=== Imagine, A Borderless World ===		=== Imagine, A Borderless World ===

Ohadmin at 21:01, 3 June 2026

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	'''Have you ever judged people by their appearance?''' In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, is it not? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to ''never judge a book by its cover''! How ''it's what inside that counts''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be. Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development). So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves? Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?		'''Have you ever judged people by their appearance?'''<br>In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, is it not? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!!<br><br>If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to ''never judge a book by its cover''! How ''it's what inside that counts''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? <br><br>Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be.<br><br>Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development).<br><br>So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves?<br><br>Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?
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Ohadmin at 20:58, 3 June 2026

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			'''Have you ever judged people by their appearance?''' In a corporate setting, the typical consensus is that our appearance accounts for 50% of how we are initially perceived. That's a lot of judgement based on looks, is it not? Churches, reunions, weddings and social events all tend to have a similar set of expectations, going as far as tying '''our''' appearance to the level of respect that we have for '''them''' - those perceiving and '''judging us'''!! If this seems normal to you, please take a moment to contrast this ''adult world'' of expectations we place on others, with how we tend to teach our kids to ''never judge a book by its cover''! How ''it's what inside that counts''! We quickly find ourselves in a bit of a dilemma, don't we? Since some social ''rebels'' are already fighting a good fight on this front, let's go to a more nuanced consideration on mannerisms, like dinner table etiquette for example. What if such practices were just another mechanism to further divide us from one another? Think about it, at a subconscious level, it must make us feel ''better'' than others, perhaps giving us a tiny hit of dopamine from feeling ''educated'' or ''in the know'', being part of a more elite group of sophisticated humans that know how to behave, as opposed to a lower class ''trashy'' behaviour that doesn't know better due to poor parenting, poor choice, poor whatever ''their personal fault and static and unchangeable character trait'' may be. Remember your most recent conversation on how to think about, or treat a homeless person or ''street beggar''? Was it ever a thought similar to ''get a job, you lazy bum''? All while despising your own mundane 9-to-5 or redundant retail job, but lie to yourself about being the responsible, financially independent citizen who pays their taxes and contributes to society? All while judging others for their shortfalls in this very same society? Blue collar whites and blacks have a long history of exactly such direct and indirect, conscious and subconscious discrimination in the u.s.a. (we had to study this phenomenon during grad studies in psychological development). So then one must stop and think, what else about ourselves and the things we accept as our only reality have we not considered before? What other behaviours do we often embody, and at times even enforce on others, without thinking them through to their core purpose? Do our actions align with our core values and morals? Do we even know our own personal values and morals, or the sort of unique individual that we want to be? As opposed to just being groomed into yet another similar someone that fits in? Some group that we feel we choose for ourselves, but in reality, it is just another group option that was pre-created, leaving us only with the ability to choose from what is already there and not creating anything new? Do we know how to be ourselves? Would we not need to make many mistakes to discover ourselves, by the very definition of learning and growing, the same way we fall as we learn to stand or to bike? Have we ever even learned ''how to learn'' from our mistakes in a society, or are we simply frowned upon when we make any? Are we even capable of ''seeing'' our mistakes as a path to personal growth and identity, or are we quick to judge ourselves for making the mistake and doing our best to avoid even trying in the future, stagnating our very own development for the sake of conformity and group acceptance?
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	'''All We Need is...'''<br>What is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality for ourselves? What is keeping us from putting together all the lessons learned from failed systems towards creating an entirely new way of life that can please and satisfy '''everyone'''? Is such a goal not even worth an attempt at a global conversation, given that we now have the 21st century tools to accomplish this? Yes, the Internet.<br><br>Wikipedia did it using this very platform, bringing together over 47 MILLION '''volunteered''' voices, to build the most thorough encyclopedia ever created by humanity. Can't we do the exact same thing, only now discuss our (unknown) future as opposed to our (known) past? We mastered language so we can reduce unnecessary friction and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. Where is the love and forgiveness everyone preaches about in times of war? There is no "us vs them," there is only ever been "us," and our ignorance. All of us.<br><br>All we really need, is '''to talk'''. Fighting is easy. Understanding, forgiving and loving, are not so easy. It all starts with us exchanging ideas and listening to each other. Always have, always will.		'''All We Need is...'''<br>What is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality for ourselves? What is keeping us from putting together all the lessons learned from failed systems towards creating an entirely new way of life that can please and satisfy '''everyone'''? Is such a goal not even worth an attempt at a global conversation, given that we now have the 21st century tools to accomplish this? Yes, the Internet.<br><br>Wikipedia did it using this very platform, bringing together over 47 MILLION '''volunteered''' voices, to build the most thorough encyclopedia ever created by humanity. Can't we do the exact same thing, only now discuss our (unknown) future as opposed to our (known) past? We mastered language so we can reduce unnecessary friction and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. Where is the love and forgiveness everyone preaches about in times of war? There is no "us vs them," there is only ever been "us," and our ignorance. All of us.<br><br>All we really need, is '''to talk'''. Fighting is easy. Understanding, forgiving and loving, are not so easy. It all starts with us exchanging ideas and listening to each other. Always have, always will.

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			'''All We Need is...'''<br>What is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality for ourselves? What is keeping us from putting together all the lessons learned from failed systems towards creating an entirely new way of life that can please and satisfy '''everyone'''? Is such a goal not even worth an attempt at a global conversation, given that we now have the 21st century tools to accomplish this? Yes, the Internet.<br><br>Wikipedia did it using this very platform, bringing together over 47 MILLION '''volunteered''' voices, to build the most thorough encyclopedia ever created by humanity. Can't we do the exact same thing, only now discuss our (unknown) future as opposed to our (known) past? We mastered language so we can reduce unnecessary friction and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. Where is the love and forgiveness everyone preaches about in times of war? There is no "us vs them," there is only ever been "us," and our ignorance. All of us.<br><br>All we really need, is '''to talk'''. Fighting is easy. Understanding, forgiving and loving, are not so easy. It all starts with us exchanging ideas and listening to each other. Always have, always will.

			'''We Can Do Much Better'''<br>You know it. I know it. We all know it.<br>Every existing story we cease to believe in, strips away all power attributed to the authority in that story. From money, to nations, to sects and institutions, all those entrusted to lead are only in charge because we gave them that right, simply by believing that we need them.<br><br>We were all led to believe that "that's just the way it is; things will always be the same; it's human nature; those people over there are the problem."<br><br>...and we continue(d?) to believe this. I don't. Not anymore. Not for a long while now.<br><br>I hope you too will one day see what so many folks I meet all around the world already see - that change is easy in unity. Change can only happen when we (you and I) care enough to understand each other by carefully listening to each other. As in, the very thing we tell our kids to do: not judging a book by its cover, or letting the media and our so-called leaders continue to do the judging for us. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that they have failed miserably at doing so. Let's talk. Let's listen. Let's understand one another, and redesign our reality, together.

	== Is the Wo/Man in the Mirror Powerless? ==		== Is the Wo/Man in the Mirror Powerless? ==
	Is peace really so fleeting and utopian of an idea that we won't even '''try''' to resolve our differences?		Is peace really so fleeting and utopian of an idea that so many of us won't even '''try''' to resolve our differences? "We're just too different; It's their nature, we cannot change them..."

	Is a war acceptable to ~~any~~ human being that has the capacity for reason, empathy and compassion? No matter where or between whom?		Is war an acceptable solution to a human being that has the capacity for reason, empathy and compassion? No matter where or between whom? "But the others don't have that capacity" you say?

	Is it normal that such wars, not to forget homelessness, poverty and hunger all remain issues that we are dealing with today? Even if we have improved drastically over the ~~last~~ few decades ~~(e.g.~~ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factfulness:_Ten_Reasons_We%27re_Wrong_About_the_World_%E2%80%93_and_Why_Things_Are_Better_Than_You_Think Factfulness, 2017~~, Hans Rosling~~])?		Is it normal that such wars, not to forget homelessness, poverty and hunger all remain issues that we are dealing with today? Even though if we have seemingly improved our humanity drastically over the past few decades according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factfulness:_Ten_Reasons_We%27re_Wrong_About_the_World_%E2%80%93_and_Why_Things_Are_Better_Than_You_Think Hans Rosling in his refreshing book Factfulness, (2017)]?

	Are we not ashamed of at least ''some'' parts of our human story?		Are we not ashamed of at least ''some'' parts of our human story?
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	<small>A vote no longer needs to be some random person's name who will speak on our behalf. No thank you. We all have the capacity and resources to speak for ourselves.</small>		<small>A vote no longer needs to be some random person's name who will speak on our behalf. No thank you. We all have the capacity and resources to speak for ourselves.</small>
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	SECOND, WE DESIGN: '''We''' design a [[~~One House#~~THE BLUEPRINT \| ~~BLUEPRINT~~]] outlining a detailed alternate reality that we envision in our ''votes'' (e.g. compile the matters we decided to propose, discuss and debate).		SECOND, WE DESIGN: '''We''' design [[THE BLUEPRINT \| a blueprint]] outlining a detailed alternate reality that we envision in our ''votes'' (e.g. compile the matters we decided to propose, discuss and debate).
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	THIRD, WE PLAN: '''We''' compose and arrange pilot, migration, transition and exit/revision plans for each section of the Blueprint. This assures us a safe and seamless, progressive move from the status quo to our universally-aware and ideal way of living.		THIRD, WE PLAN: '''We''' compose and arrange pilot, migration, transition and exit/revision plans for each section of the Blueprint. This assures us a safe and seamless, progressive move from the status quo to our universally-aware and ideal way of living.
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	Whether we call these first principles, axioms, fundamentals, elementary root definitions of what we're trying to understand or just philosophical tooting of the horn, let's get them written down and agreed upon.		Whether we call these first principles, axioms, fundamentals, elementary root definitions of what we're trying to understand or just philosophical tooting of the horn, let's get them written down and agreed upon.

	Within each section of [[~~One House#THE BLUEPRINT \|~~ THE BLUEPRINT]], you will find a PAGE tab and a DISCUSSION tab; the ''Page'' tabs can hold our overall syntheses of our contributions and exchanges that take place under the ''Discussion'' tabs. Since the Discussions tabs are unsearchable, initial exchanges can take place directly in the Page section. We can then archive any parts of the conversations that we unanimously determine as obsolete.		Within each section of [[THE BLUEPRINT]], you will find a PAGE tab and a DISCUSSION tab; the ''Page'' tabs can hold our overall syntheses of our contributions and exchanges that take place under the ''Discussion'' tabs. Since the Discussions tabs are unsearchable, initial exchanges can take place directly in the Page section. We can then archive any parts of the conversations that we unanimously determine as obsolete.

	<big>If we can truly embody this vision and its intended mission (i.e. if we embrace [[~~One House#~~THE BLUEPRINT \| ''Our Blueprint'']]), we can become an unstoppable and contagious wildfire! Imagine a ''universally self-aware movement''; the unrotten apples who influence and inspire those around us to actively - and considerately - pursue our inherent entitlement to owning and driving the circumstances of our (short and finite) lives!		<big>If we can truly embody this vision and its intended mission (i.e. if we embrace [[THE BLUEPRINT \| ''Our Blueprint'']]), we can become an unstoppable and contagious wildfire! Imagine a ''universally self-aware movement''; the unrotten apples who influence and inspire those around us to actively - and considerately - pursue our inherent entitlement to owning and driving the circumstances of our (short and finite) lives!
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	This platform provides the space for us to do just that. At '''Anytime, Anyone Anywhere''' can [[Special:CreateAccount \| create an account (''202507: currently disabled due to bot attacks'')]] and join what has the potential to become '''the largest and most inclusive human conversation''' that has ever taken place - a monolithic human dialogue on '''How to Reinvent Our Reality - Together'''! (Technically, it could become [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct%20democracy the first Global Direct Democracy] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_government truly Open Government] to ever exist!)		This platform provides the space for us to do just that. At '''Anytime, Anyone Anywhere''' can [[Special:CreateAccount \| create an account]] (''202507: currently disabled due to bot attacks''), and join what has the potential to become '''the largest and most inclusive human conversation''' that has ever taken place - a monolithic human dialogue on '''How to Reinvent Our Reality - Together'''! (Technically, it could become [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct%20democracy the first Global Direct Democracy] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_government truly Open Government] to ever exist!)

	[[THE BLUEPRINT \| ⇒ Skip the explanatory verbal diarrhea and go directly to THE BLUEPRINT]]		[[THE BLUEPRINT \| ⇒ Skip the explanatory verbal diarrhea and go directly to THE BLUEPRINT]]
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	A notion like this is in itself freeing: we have intrinsic value without a need to pursue any external justifications for our existence. We '''must''' exercise our freedom to live the lives we freely choose to live and mold it as we see fit, for otherwise we would be as Nietzsche put it, "just another ''existing'' product on the shelf".		A notion like this is in itself freeing: we have intrinsic value without a need to pursue any external justifications for our existence. We '''must''' exercise our freedom to live the lives we freely choose to live and mold it as we see fit, for otherwise we would be as Nietzsche put it, "just another ''existing'' product on the shelf".

	The only catch is that freedom evidently begets chaos; unless such freedom is paired with outward responsibility from every single individual. Not coerced or forced responsibility, but universally molded and forged by, and agreed on by everyone. Hence, the need for a [[~~One House#~~THE BLUEPRINT \| Blueprint like this one]]. We would evidently need to ensure accessibility and universality so that we can all take part in such important conversations. To this aim, and I'm always baffled as how this isn't the case already all around the world (Hello UNESCO? UNICEF? Yeah, you didn't do such a great job post WWII), free access to quality learning must be granted to everyone, everywhere and in all major languages.		The only catch is that freedom evidently begets chaos; unless such freedom is paired with outward responsibility from every single individual. Not coerced or forced responsibility, but universally molded and forged by, and agreed on by everyone. Hence, the need for a [[THE BLUEPRINT \| Blueprint like this one]]. We would evidently need to ensure accessibility and universality so that we can all take part in such important conversations. To this aim, and I'm always baffled as how this isn't the case already all around the world (Hello UNESCO? UNICEF? Yeah, you didn't do such a great job post WWII), free access to quality learning must be granted to everyone, everywhere and in all major languages.