Because in current society, change and 'building power' feel like hopeless goals. In a society that collapses in on itself, the outcomes are very unpredictable, they may or may not get worse, but the potential for change and building a hopeful future exists. I don't think it's wildly unreasonable to think we have no hope in the world as it is now, but an unknown, different one could (but certainly, might not) have more room for positive change.
Even if collapse is worse in all possible outcomes, it's still impossible to tell whether some outcomes might have more potential for positive change. e.g. a horrible slavery feudalist society might have more suffering, but it might, from that point, be easier to build a revolution to go a better path because a lot more treats are missing.
And I admire the optimism, but it's a mindset I struggle to share. If making meaningful change is absolutely impossible, then I ain't gonna waste my time and effort.
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Because in current society, change and 'building power' feel like hopeless goals. In a society that collapses in on itself, the outcomes are very unpredictable, they may or may not get worse, but the potential for change and building a hopeful future exists. I don't think it's wildly unreasonable to think we have no hope in the world as it is now, but an unknown, different one could (but certainly, might not) have more room for positive change.
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Even if collapse is worse in all possible outcomes, it's still impossible to tell whether some outcomes might have more potential for positive change. e.g. a horrible slavery feudalist society might have more suffering, but it might, from that point, be easier to build a revolution to go a better path because a lot more treats are missing.
And I admire the optimism, but it's a mindset I struggle to share. If making meaningful change is absolutely impossible, then I ain't gonna waste my time and effort.
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