Chrome
Chrome: So uncommon is systematic, procured reasoning, especially concerning ultimate things, that what most people tend to think of such things – be they moral persuasions, projections of cultural trends, or social dynamics – tends to be precisely the opposite of what is the nature of reality. Take socialism as an example: it will redistribute the wealth in a fair and equal fashion, or so the slogan is propounded. Just the opposite occurs when socialism is implemented in the real world, and while some of its core tenets and premises may seem good on paper, what those who structure it do not take into account is the human element, that is corruption; and when a few are placed in charge of redistributing the wealth, somehow Orwell’s insight is proved true in that “all [people] are equal; some are just more equal than others,” which translates to bigger purses for those who are ‘more equal’. Or another example, in that most see the technological developments occurring at light-speed all around us and conclude we are more impervious to collapse as a societal whole than ever before. Micro-circuitry and the chic finish of chrome and plastic have replaced the rustic wood and tarnished bronze and brittle leather of the past. The unfortunate reality is that these more recent developments are, actually, the more brittle and vulnerable ones (how many versions of the iPhone have you gone through or dropped in the sink?) and do not last nearly as long as the artisan, hand-crafted goods of days gone by. Not to mention, a society dependent on the grid is much more vulnerable to being brought to its news by a few clever, nefarious hackers or a solitary solar flare which could disrupt all the world’s telecommunication and electrical devices and send us reeling to the technology level of over a century ago in a flash, literally. This is especially true of moral assessment, in that we lead ourselves to believe that trying to be a good person is the way to paradise, as where that leads quite the opposite direction.
