24 01 31 1a The spectra of specta

24 01 31 12 The spectra of specta

There is off; on, and spectra or spectrums

Most times an electric light is off or on. An airplane – flying or grounded.

But the light may be dim, the plane taxiing.

Moral #13: there is right or wrong. But it depends which cultural filters you push that moral judgement through. It depends on any unique circumstances. How much coercion or depravation or despair is in your life. It is easy for I, a member (– ALWAYS – at this time) of the older, safe, comfortable white middle class in a wealthy country; and fully ‘free’ within the laws of Australia, NSWales, to pontificate. But there is international law, religious law. So those who can or force themselves, generally conform. Maxim #01: Create and allow with as much personal freedom as a flourishing and safe society can facilitate.

So, in the right and wrong yibberyabber – it is generally clear – free, flourishing, safe for all – to add RESPECT in our definitions of right and wrong. Once we have respect – for self, for others; we have a chance at technosustainability. Viable futures fair. This provides an easy decision support system for gauging more plausible futures which accept responsibility for having such prowess we are poorly impacting our shared atmosphere and must (must not as coercion; as bioimperative) rapidly deflect to technosmarts for our love/need for external energy, transport and communications. To simply make it good where we are, simply make life good for the locals.

Our collective right or wrong now is to spiral into war with our staggeringly impressive prowess – electricity to spaceships in 300 years (compared since 700mill years of modern earthlife, 100,000 years of us, the upstart species on this one-shot planet). Warfare or peaceably and fairly, continue our journey of 15,000 years to settle down. Make that good, long term. Global to local.

It’s a simple brief, and a simple choice. Good or bad, as we go global for the first time, these last explosive 400 years of capitalism with few real morals, religions, some more pushy/aggressive/brutal than others, and nationalism, the great rallying point of war – and sport? Either safe settlement or the horror of war and loss. 2024 is this knife-edge for our collective future. Simple, really.

So that is Bushrant #01.

Cheers

Ding

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