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Standing in this ancient cave I wonder about the people who created the beautiful carvings and markings.

I find this thought extraordinary, that people who lived under these circumstances, in a cave where for but a few hours a day if the opening were situated just so, there would be enough light shining into the cave … otherwise only gloom … created things we marvel at even today.

Like everyone else, I suppose, I thought of cave dwellers as primitive creatures of subnormal intelligence.

But they couldn’t have been.

They must have been able to see beyond the walls of the cave, in their minds at least.

The people who lived in these caves who created the beautiful things we see had brains the same size as ours.

They must surely have loved and cared for their children, and found some way of working together, or we would not have survived as a species.

And if that was true, maybe I would have to rethink my idea of progress, that Darwinian idea, or at least everyone’s interpretation of it, that we were becoming increasingly advanced and civilized.

What, after all, made us more advanced?

Was it technology?

Perhaps we should be judged not just by the fact we had it, but by the purposes to which it was put. Were we increasingly more generous toward our fellow man? I hardly think so.

Were we any less superstitious than the people who lived in this cave? Not if daily horoscopes and such were anything to go by.

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“It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection.

That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions; but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the directions of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward.”

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Thomas H. Huxley

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Ok.

Progress is an interesting discussion … particularly in today’s world.

Let me state upfront that I am going to suggest that true progress, societal and civilization progress , does not move forward … in fact … true progress is unmoving and timeless.

Go ahead.

Scratch your head. I puzzled over this a long time.

It is natural to think that time and evolution would drive us closer & closer to ‘perfection’ with regard to progressive thinking and enlightenment.

And then I saw Huxley’s words and all of a sudden … it kinda hit me that if we are constantly adapting than maybe much of our progress is not really progress but rather simply adapting.

With that.

Let me begin.

I don’t think if anyone truly thinks about the topic seriously they can’t debate that quality of Life has progressed exponentially.

Any other point of view is kind of crazy thinking.

No one will certainly debate that technology has advanced us in terms of efficiency and quality of materialistic life <I would also suggest possibly mental intelligent life but will hold back for the moment>.

Uhm.

But those are “trappings” type progress things <let me call this a “with-out perspective”>.

The true question of progress is whether we have become more advanced … more civilized from a ‘within perspective’?

Ah.

That is the real progress question.

Civilization always progresses with innovations and new shit to make our lives easier or more productive or more wealthy.

That is kind of the natural progression of … well … making shit <things>.

And before someone suggests technology represents social progress let me share a thought from a computer scientist named Kentaro Toyama:

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… while some of our projects improved lives, most had little long-term impact.

When I looked back at our 40-odd projects, what I saw was that it wasn’t the technology that decided whether the outcomes were good or bad, it was us and our partners. When we were committed and worked with capable partners, our technology augmented their impact. But when we had corrupt or inept collaborators, the technology aggravated the dysfunction.

In other words, technology doesn’t add a fixed benefit.

Instead, it amplifies underlying human forces.

Amplification is a simple idea, but it’s powerful.

It explains a broad range of man-machine interactions.

It explains why the internet boosts free speech in America but stifles dissent in China and spreads misinformation in Russia.

It explains why massive open online courses (Moocs) are completed mostly by well-educated professionals with good habits of adult learning, not jobless high-school dropouts.

And, it explains why a technological golden age in the world’s richest country isn’t enough to end poverty – Americans don’t seem to care enough about it as a nation.

Amplification also means that while technology can lead to some kinds of progress, meaningful social change isn’t up to gadgets.

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Now.

While I am not particularly a fan of self-reflection … I think cultural, or societal, reflection with regard to progress is interesting especially if you look at it thru the lens of the opening quote I shared..

It makes you think … how much progress have we made?

And is progress really about gaining things … or just making sure you don’t lose the truly important things?

And then I thought about this topic even more as I scanned a report from Chatham House – Human Development as Positive Freedom: A World View Since 1870 <author: Leandro Prados de la Escosura>.

What I found is that we have a slightly odd grasp of what is happening in the world and how we view progress.

We look in the way back machine and see ‘good ole days’ and good things <yet people were clearly not as well off as we are today> and yet we see today <where people are significantly better off than they were> as “the decline of civilization”.

I tend to suggest that our view of progress has its behavioral roots in a ‘state of perpetual dissatisfaction.’ Or maybe ‘hedonistic adaptation’ modeling … without the hedonism and simply call it ‘the democratization of survival basics.’

Regardless.

The Chatham House report clearly shows that well-being improved significantly and across the board.

Significant progress in life expectancy and education, and therefore in human development, took place across all regions between 1920 and 1950 <it has flattened somewhat since then>.

The interesting thing?

It appears that economic growth and human development do not always go hand in hand.

In addition … systemic implementation <ideological driven initiatives like socialism> and individual outcomes are not always linked.

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Chatham report:

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This points to a development puzzle.

Why are trends in GDP per capita and human development uncorrelated over long periods of time when increases in per capita income would surely contribute to better nutrition, health and education?

Does the explanation lie more with public policy (e.g. public schooling, public health, the rise of the welfare state), or with the fact that medical technology is a public good?

Well.

The report concludes that the choice of economic and social system had a negligible influence in human development across countries.

Socialist and capitalist models implied different health and education policies, as well as different economic policies, and yet well being fared no long term differences.

In other words, despite their initial success as providers of ‘basic needs’, countries that embarked on socialist initiatives failed to sustain momentum and became stagnant and fell behind capitalism countries.

Social systems are not better than capitalistic ones in lifting human well-being.

Uh oh.

Hold on one second.

Before capitalism people start yelling with glee … apparently the report also shows that a capitalistic system is not necessarily better than a socialistic system <if it has no opportunities for easy access to health & education>.

<note: regulated capitalism appears to enhance, and sustain, human development>

Ideologies aside … interestingly, stagnant incomes did not affect real human development achievements. The income dimension plays a much lower role than one would believe with regard to human development.

Ok.

As Chatham developed its report it noted three different approaches to assessing well being:

– welfare economics weights the various non-monetary dimensions of quality of life

– Subjective well-being places life satisfaction at its center

– Capabilities is well-being dependent on a combination of ‘functionings’ <what you can do and who you can be> and capabilities <the freedom to choose among alternative bundles of functionings>.

It is within the “capabilities” discussion where we get a true sense of how progress occurs within civilization.

Simplistically … it appears that enlarging people’s choices of enjoying a healthy life, acquiring knowledge and achieving a decent standard of living leads to a heightened sense of well being <even if they do not actually improve their status in Life>.

Yup.

This means we humans can be quite happy even if we do not move up the social & economic ladder.

More importantly.

This means providing individuals with freedom to choose, opportunities to succeed and opportunities to ‘live lives they have reason to value’ is at the foundation of progress and well being.

Let me explain the capabilities thing <as best I can>.

At its core it is an assessment of the ability to pursue and realize goals beyond ‘basic needs.’

These functionings are tied to whatever life people actually lead <achievements> while capabilities <ability to achieve> are connected with the freedom people have in the choice of life or functionings.

Therefore achievements <health, access to knowledge> in and of themselves are less value to well being if they are not tied to freedom to choose functionings.

Overall wellbeing is only attained by balancing human needs <basics> and human development <things that encourage some achievements> and the freedom to pursue any and all aspects of well being.

Here is the danger in assessing wellbeing.

It only assesses progress in tangible aspects <education, health, life expectancy> … important shit … but not the shit that morally makes civilization a better place.

In fact.

I could argue that we could make exponential leaps in ‘well being’ at the expense of moral fortitude.

Progress is not only challenging to measure but in our pursuit of measurement maybe we look at the wrong things.

Progress is not easy and never will be.

We will never be satisfied with our current lot in life always seeking more an better.

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“It hasn’t been easy, and it never will be.

After all, every day is also a chance to slide back into the darkness. To live in ourselves and our regrets, instead of this moment. To run away from those that would help us and let self-hatred drive us back into isolation, despair, and destruction.”

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Nick Spencer

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Anyway.

Suffice it to say progress is a tricky topic.

Many people argue we have regressed on some things and progressed on others … only to have someone take an exact opposite view.

All I know is that some things are timeless. Things like ….

They must have been able to see beyond the walls of the cave, in their minds at least.

The people who lived in these caves who created the beautiful things we see had brains the same size as ours.

They must surely have loved and cared for their children, and found some way of working together, or we would not have survived as a species.

I say all this to suggest that maybe we should assess progress a little differently <on occasion>.

We have always, then & now, had an innate desire to be needed, included and to cooperate within a social structure. we are not hardwired for selfish out- for –ourselves behavior … we actually have to work to be that way <kind of like working to be an actual asshole>..

Therefore, progress is defined more by the group, and the feeling of being part of something larger, than it does something based off the individual <individual success, individual wealth, individual anything>.

Therefore … progress is found in the inherent conflict between restriction and personal liberty and the inherent conflict enjoying pluralism <in the good way> and enjoying individualism.

By the way … this also suggests entrepreneurship is only positive with regard to progress if it benefits the whole … not just the individual.

Regardless … the bottom line is that the Chatham House report suggests that freedom has the highest correlation with well being <the totalitarian experiences and their suppression of individual freedom prevented real achievements in human development>.

We love personal liberty.

We love the notion of personal freedom but truly thrive when limits or responsibilities appear.

Progress is measured not by individual leaps of functions or capabilities but rather by societal well-being.

This is not socialism.

This is acting responsibly with personal freedom.

With that … I circle back to where I began:

Like everyone else, I suppose, I thought of cave dwellers as primitive creatures of subnormal intelligence.

But they couldn’t have been.

They must have been able to see beyond the walls of the cave, in their minds at least.

The people who lived in these caves who created the beautiful things we see had brains the same size as ours.

They must surely have loved and cared for their children, and found some way of working together, or we would not have survived as a species.

And if that was true, maybe I would have to rethink my idea of progress, that Darwinian idea, or at least everyone’s interpretation of it, that we were becoming increasingly advanced and civilized.

What, after all, made us more advanced?

Was it technology?

Perhaps we should be judged not just by the fact we had it, but by the purposes to which it was put.

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Progress is not measured by things or ideologies or even successes & achievements … progress is actually measured NOT in movement but rather … well … an unmoving consistency. An unmoving consistency of caring & the intangible soul of what makes humans good.

Progress is solid and timeless.

Progress is protecting & forwarding overall wellbeing … of one and all.

Progress is having & viewing purpose beyond ourselves.

Progress is …

see beyond the walls of the cave, in their minds at least

create beautiful things

love and care for our children <our youth>

find some way of working together

Well.

If we can do these things as well as the cave people … well … that is progress.

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uncertainty is a bitch, uncertainty takes on geometric proportions, uncovered rampant corruption, unintended results, unquestionable, untangling people, unwritten rules as too boundless, use logic in some odd ways, use your imagination, vagary and boundaries are both boundless and restricting, value in aligning a business organization, values and convictions, view of progress has its behavioral roots, virtue of the participants, vivid demonstration of greed, wacky wisdom, waiting or living, wasn’t the technology that decided whether the outcomes were good or bad, wasting energy, we all fail, We didn’t come this far, we do it because that is what friends do, we got our priorities a little out of order, we trust nobody, we want to use last year’s words, welfare economics weidimensions of quality of life, welfare economics weights the various non-monetary dimensions of quality of life, well being fared no long term differences, well-being improved significantly, what I know opinions, what is management drucker, what is right or wrong, what is the alternative, what is the place of words, what is versus what ought to be, what looks like chaos, what the fuck was I thinking, what we have is not what we need, what we need is impossible to get, what we need to get us through, what we want is not what we need, what we worry about today, what winning in our system looks like, what you can do and who you can be, what you do with your time, whatever it takes, whatever it takes to cross that dark bridge, whatever life people actually lead, when these constraints are relaxed, when what we see rewarded at the highest levels of society is failure, where do I go from here?, where is its goal, Where's the incentive to play fair and do well, wherever you decide to find it, which can inevitably lead to structural corruption, white lies, who will actually violate their own moral beliefs, who will actually violate their own moral beliefs if it works to their advantage, why a technological golden age in the world’s richest country isn’t enough to end poverty, why the internet boosts free speech in, words, words that become deeds, words worse than nothing unless they do something, work is often up to people, work out your ethics, working to be an actual asshole, you are not a failure because you fail, you can't be too careful, you cannot dwell on every moment that slipped by, you fail, your solace in heaven, youth is to challenge

November 6, 2015 by Bruce

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