Day: August 5, 2024

PROGRESS

For too long we have been under

The spell of the progress delusion,

Which is the misguided belief that

Change and progress are the same.

All change is not progress. Progress

Is improving the well-being of human

Beings and brings about human

Flourishing. Not everyone has this

In mind when they propose progress.

Some desire personal achievement,

Political power, and economic gain

Rather than bringing about the most

Good for the most people. Greater life

Expectancy, reduced infant mortality,

Expanding food supply, safe water and

Access to education and healthcare

Are examples of progress. But abuse of

Workers, exploitation of poorer nations,

The atrocities of war, genocide, and

Environmental extortion have taken place

Under the banner of progress. The left

Supports and strives for this type of progress

While the right is the champion of the former.

No matter what you have unwittingly supported

In the past, what do you wish to be for now.

Stanski

August 5, 2024, ^