Noone is strong enough to rebel in this system - unless they have nothing to lose at all. The system spares no resources in trampling down any dissent. There is no justice, no separation of powers - there is rampant abuse of power and secrecy.
In a world where public opinion don't matter anymore and that is not going to rise as one for a greater cause, I 100% agree with your comment. I always end up to the same conclusion everytime I spend time thinking about how change is drastically required but sooo out of reach and unrealistic. The only way it happens is when (I say when not if because it will inevitably happen) the collapse of our society is so out of control that the elite can't control the narrative anymore. I don't know anything either but I somehow feel this is what's waiting for us around the corner.
I always forget about aliens. Maybe I'm lacking imagination (one less thing to be anxious about) but I feel like this would be ok or at least a very quick outcome.
For myself, I’m too much of a rebel to truly conform, but I feel this pressing sense of guilt from my rebellion. Guilt like I am a loser, an outsider, a bad person, you name it.
I’ve felt the same guilt and shame at being different, even thinking myself evil sometimes, but kept circling back to the idea that rebellion is one of the purest forms of human expression and giving yourself and others compassion is your most honest self. My soul would not want me to hate myself for the way I am, and so I think these feelings are actually like viruses injected into our minds by the system in some sense. The war is not just outside ourselves, that internal tendency towards self delusion and hatred is exactly what I rebel against.
Group 3 aspiring towards group 2, staying in group 3 creates an unresolved toll on mental health when kept too long. I find myself going through the motions of being ‘normal’ and seeking approval and acceptance with people I don’t even really respect (excluding the fundamental respect all people innately deserve) due to their inability to see beyond the frame they’re told. Yet still I lie to myself and others to hold onto the illusion of safety, even if internally it destroys me to live a lie. But somewhere I know I can’t keep this up forever, and I would rather die for my beliefs than live the rest of my life in self-deception. We feel the pressure but don’t allow real revolutionary outlets for it, just lip service and performance.
Capitalism and ‘democracies’ generally doesn’t intervene in what you say with direct violence, unless it is speech actually capable of fighting it. The system is revealing its face to those with the eyes to see it, but as long as those who see never act against it directly or meaningfully, it is willing to reveal itself. This particularly worries me because having some basic knowledge in tactics and strategy will teach you that when an enemy (and make no mistake there is an enemy in this case) reveals their contradictions and faults more openly, it means they have the confidence that it will either serve them or be irrelevant in the fight (unless they are making a mistake).
The system clearly thinks that awareness of its desire to spread fear, conformity, and pressure does not jeopardize its war on life. The question I’m left with is how can group 3 individuals become a group 2 collective movement before even group 3 people are considered criminals as well?
I do think that we will soon reach a boiling point where there are so many group 3 individuals that group 2 gets exponentially larger and stronger but I fear it will be too late to meaningfully slow and soften the coming crisis. It’s really starting to look like the system we live within will feed us like cattle and butcher us at once like cattle unless we wake up and act sooner. And it’s also hilarious how I can say all that but still remain in group 3, but you have a great point that group 2 people are generally destroyed by those in power. We have good reason to fear and even more reason to fight, but that shift requires the courage and commitment of a collective, not individuals who are awake. I just wish that there were more people with that courage today, even writing about this feels like scratching pleas on a prison wall. Being more aware of our present reality means you take a greater load of cognitive suffering with you everywhere, group 3 is not a place to stay.
Thank you for the article it’s somehow both nuanced and digestible in a way that clearly reveals your message, it’s real.
It’s funny, I voted honestly in the poll knowing I would certainly be in the minority (I don’t personally feel the pressure to conform as I’m a life long non conformist and currently disabled and unemployed with a supportive family)…but then I realized that I actually DID feel the pressure to conform just then, to give an answer that was supportive of the premise of this post. Lol
My religious upbringing taught me/afflicted me with good(?) disassociation skills. I can perform conformance. Though only so far. The real me inevitably bleeds through. The trick is to make even the act of being me a performance. At least slightly entertaining so that it’s laughed off as “David being David”. A very limited bit of nonconformity. Non threatening, though prolly limiting career prospects. ;-)
By necessity I'm in group 3, by the way. I'm not strong enough to rebel.
Noone is strong enough to rebel in this system - unless they have nothing to lose at all. The system spares no resources in trampling down any dissent. There is no justice, no separation of powers - there is rampant abuse of power and secrecy.
absolutely right
In a world where public opinion don't matter anymore and that is not going to rise as one for a greater cause, I 100% agree with your comment. I always end up to the same conclusion everytime I spend time thinking about how change is drastically required but sooo out of reach and unrealistic. The only way it happens is when (I say when not if because it will inevitably happen) the collapse of our society is so out of control that the elite can't control the narrative anymore. I don't know anything either but I somehow feel this is what's waiting for us around the corner.
I always forget about aliens. Maybe I'm lacking imagination (one less thing to be anxious about) but I feel like this would be ok or at least a very quick outcome.
Thank you Antonio🙏
For myself, I’m too much of a rebel to truly conform, but I feel this pressing sense of guilt from my rebellion. Guilt like I am a loser, an outsider, a bad person, you name it.
I’ve felt the same guilt and shame at being different, even thinking myself evil sometimes, but kept circling back to the idea that rebellion is one of the purest forms of human expression and giving yourself and others compassion is your most honest self. My soul would not want me to hate myself for the way I am, and so I think these feelings are actually like viruses injected into our minds by the system in some sense. The war is not just outside ourselves, that internal tendency towards self delusion and hatred is exactly what I rebel against.
"Not having an opinion — “being apolitical” — is perfectly fine" For clear and independent thinking, it's required.
Group 3 aspiring towards group 2, staying in group 3 creates an unresolved toll on mental health when kept too long. I find myself going through the motions of being ‘normal’ and seeking approval and acceptance with people I don’t even really respect (excluding the fundamental respect all people innately deserve) due to their inability to see beyond the frame they’re told. Yet still I lie to myself and others to hold onto the illusion of safety, even if internally it destroys me to live a lie. But somewhere I know I can’t keep this up forever, and I would rather die for my beliefs than live the rest of my life in self-deception. We feel the pressure but don’t allow real revolutionary outlets for it, just lip service and performance.
Capitalism and ‘democracies’ generally doesn’t intervene in what you say with direct violence, unless it is speech actually capable of fighting it. The system is revealing its face to those with the eyes to see it, but as long as those who see never act against it directly or meaningfully, it is willing to reveal itself. This particularly worries me because having some basic knowledge in tactics and strategy will teach you that when an enemy (and make no mistake there is an enemy in this case) reveals their contradictions and faults more openly, it means they have the confidence that it will either serve them or be irrelevant in the fight (unless they are making a mistake).
The system clearly thinks that awareness of its desire to spread fear, conformity, and pressure does not jeopardize its war on life. The question I’m left with is how can group 3 individuals become a group 2 collective movement before even group 3 people are considered criminals as well?
I do think that we will soon reach a boiling point where there are so many group 3 individuals that group 2 gets exponentially larger and stronger but I fear it will be too late to meaningfully slow and soften the coming crisis. It’s really starting to look like the system we live within will feed us like cattle and butcher us at once like cattle unless we wake up and act sooner. And it’s also hilarious how I can say all that but still remain in group 3, but you have a great point that group 2 people are generally destroyed by those in power. We have good reason to fear and even more reason to fight, but that shift requires the courage and commitment of a collective, not individuals who are awake. I just wish that there were more people with that courage today, even writing about this feels like scratching pleas on a prison wall. Being more aware of our present reality means you take a greater load of cognitive suffering with you everywhere, group 3 is not a place to stay.
Thank you for the article it’s somehow both nuanced and digestible in a way that clearly reveals your message, it’s real.
It’s funny, I voted honestly in the poll knowing I would certainly be in the minority (I don’t personally feel the pressure to conform as I’m a life long non conformist and currently disabled and unemployed with a supportive family)…but then I realized that I actually DID feel the pressure to conform just then, to give an answer that was supportive of the premise of this post. Lol
My religious upbringing taught me/afflicted me with good(?) disassociation skills. I can perform conformance. Though only so far. The real me inevitably bleeds through. The trick is to make even the act of being me a performance. At least slightly entertaining so that it’s laughed off as “David being David”. A very limited bit of nonconformity. Non threatening, though prolly limiting career prospects. ;-)