The greatest rebellion in a loveless world is to embody love, as opposed to getting caught in narrative wars which consist in fighting the Big Bad(TM). The dominant worldview and its counter-responses are both fighting an old war, and both do not lead to anything constructive because the dominants only want to maintain the status quo, such as work, school, and in general the technological system and its physical and mental offshoots. The opposition on the other hand simply want to oppose whatever it is, partially or totally, much like a teenager rebelling against their parents for no reason other than to assert their agency.
I am not implying a naive “Love will save the world” type of narrative, because I fully believe that the technological system is on its decline and many of its institutions and much of its infrastructure are going to severely decline in power and influence in the coming decades. Love will not save the world with a lower case 'w', society, but it is what conscious human beings are aligned with, in their relationships or in their work, and as such it is the only direction which can be sustained no matter how difficult things get. When the material conditions are good, then Love is great, and when they are awful, then Love is even more important.
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2025-02-09