Hi how are you?
Hey, doing well How about you?
Doing pretty well What would you do to improve the country?
Given the power to enact whatever I wanted, or simply what I can do now? In the second situation, start out by helping out those around me. Lift where you stand
Given the power to act
but as you say, given the power... hmm What would you do?
Hmm I would probably rid the country of all corruption
Good start
and streamline the whole system
I think that issues tend to stem from the bottom up Both cream and filth rise to the top, but they have to come from somewhere Agree or no?
Hmm Yeah that is true
so helping the morals of the low would (in the long run) help those up high
So what do you do with the cream if it mixes with the filth?
Let it.
But how do you remove the filth at that point?
I don't think it's my place to prevent people from acting, but act well myself and encourage others to do likewise I think people are generally good
I agree
So to answer your question from earlier, I would strengthen the ties between the people and the election system
You think deeply
Given a population that is on average good, a strong tie to the leadership (which is lacking) would result in eventually good leaders Thank you You ask good questions ;p
Well The cream could rise to the top and so could the filth But assuming that the top is our leadership
Sure
To rise to the top the cream would need support from the people If the people aren't well informed on who we should support there is a major issue
Exactly So a greater responsibility rests upon the majority to inform themselves and act accordingly A lot of people complain about the government, and yet do nothing themselves to support it My ideal society would put a significantly larger burden on the people
Yeah it isn't easy to be informed, it isn't easy to be a leader, it isn't easy to be led
But we tend to be lazy, no? Many (myself sometimes included) like things done for us yep.
and our society is becoming more and more about the easy life We are becoming lazy and that is our problem Even right here at byu
True story
What are you most active about?
Haha, selfishness mostly just kidding, like I said earlier, I like to help people where I am, down here in the bottom
Why sit at the bottom You sound like you could make a difference at the top
No need to take the spotlight for me
Well it isn't about the spot light maybe you could be an example and show people that
Like I said, the most good can be done from the bottom up
Perhaps that is the reason why we have as much corruption as we do
That is true though
That is true because it takes many small good acts to change the world not one great big one But it takes great men and women to lead a change in people to desire to do those small good works
Have you heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect?
You start off doing them yourself then you become the example and lead the world to change
It's a pretty interesting observance pretty common to mankind that the less competent you are, the more you believe you are The more and more you learn, the less you think you know You mentioned that one of the reasons that we have corruption is that good people don't stand up, well, that's one reason why because those that think they are the best and brightest, really aren't. Those that are the worst among us are sometimes the most confident
Yes very interesting So maybe the most humble and significant people are backing down because they recognize that they don't know everything?
Yes
But
But somebody that can ask the right questions (look who started this) might start a change
Wouldn't they also recognize that there are people out there mistakenly leading the world who are incompetent?
True, but their exaggerated and false belief in their own inadequacies tends to keep many from looking to replace them.
So then how do we help the real heroes realize they can make a difference?
I don't know Be one? Help those around you? That's a big question.
Yeah
Keep asking it. It was nice talking to you