2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Primary Factors [View all]H2O Man
(73,328 posts)Almost all human behavior is mechanical. Thus, what happens today is a direct consequence of what took place yesterday; likewise, tomorrow will be a direct consequence of today. That sounds terribly obvious, yet far too many people do not see the connections. Yet, it is for this very reason that some people are able to predict, with pretty good accuracy, what the future holds, if we remain on the path we are currently on.
The only thing that can change is people. Again, it sounds obvious, though our society tends to continue down similar paths, over and over, hoping for a better outcome. But for that much-needed different outcome to possibly occur, most people in our society would need to change ....in the sense that in order to do better, one must be better. And in a society that is fueled by anxiety and fear, hatreds and self-righteousness, that would be difficult -- though not as difficult as not changing will be.