Shaming is not the problem — we are
Discrimination is not the problem — we are
Shaming is not the problem — organisation of society is
Insecurity is
Confusion is
Discrimination is not the problem — good judgement is
We are confused and insecure
We want to organise our lives in the best way
We want to organise our relationships in the best way
We want to organise our societies in the best way
Alas we don’t know how
Alas we don’t know how
Alas there’s so much we don’t know
Alas we fail a lot
We don’t know how to organise society
We don’t know how to organise our relationships
We don’t know how to choose our partnerships
We don’t even know how to deal with ourselves
Obviously it’s true
Romantic relationships: look how many marriages fail
Business relationships: check out the principal agent problem, or just read the history of a few businesses, see how many business relationships have been successful
Social problems? Just look out the window
We are clueless
We make do with what we got
Shaming happens because you are confused what you should be like
Shaming happens because you are confused what society should look like
We shame and ostracise as means of shaping the society
We reward and applaud as means of shaping the society
We discriminate because we don’t have complete information in regards to certain individuals and groups — hence we rely on approximation
There’s no evil mastermind “shaming” and “discriminating”
Shaming will always be
Discrimination will always be
That’s because we are confused and we are learning on the go, how to function as a society
And what we learn one moment changes another, just as society ever-changes, ever-moves
And we are united on one level but divided on another
Shaming happens as we seek to organise our society: by condemning what we deem unacceptable
Obviously we condemn what we deem unacceptable — that’s the whole purpose of the society
And discrimination will always be
That’s because our judgement is imperfect
Foremost — information is incomplete
You have to make a choice of who to work with and who to hang out with — and you make it based on the little that you know
“BUT SHAMING IS UNFAIR AND DISCRIMINATION IS UNFAIR”
It’s not unfair; It’s merely stupid or wrong
It reflects where we stand as a society
And our confusion
So what do we do about it?
The shaming and discrimination is not the problem — confusion is
The more information we share, transparently, and the more intelligent we are about it — the less confusion there is
The more we convey our perspectives and WHO WE ARE — the sooner can there be mutual understanding: of what is acceptable as “individuality”, and what is condemnable as undesirable: to the society, or to it’s individual himself
This process is unfortunately extremely arduous, because we don’t want the truth; We prefer to indulge in ideologies and petty quarrels between them
It’s only when the merit becomes extremely apparent to the vast majority is when a societal change occurs
And we can be more intelligently discriminating
And we can be more intelligently organised
But what’s with being the unfortunate victim of shaming?
What’s with being the unfortunate subject of discrimination?
You will want to lash out against the convention, you will want to lash out against the prejudice
But you shouldn’t
You only make things worse
See, this battle of ideologies and societal conventions — it doesn’t aid clarity, it doesn’t aid the understanding
The only thing which emerges from this conflict is more chaos and confusion
The best you can do is convey yourself, lay bare WHAT YOU ARE — then let it be; Without attacking opposing perspectives or defending your own
If you’re serious — the notion of shaming is laughable to you
You’re too busy with your goals to care about the masses perception of you
You don’t care about the prejudice either — you know your results speak for themselves
Therefore I don’t really believe this is a problem of the poor, “oppressed” individuals
It’s not shaming and discrimination which is their main problem — it’s their attitude to it
And again: you must understand that society functions certain way, which is imperfect
We can make it better only by bringing about more clarity, by eradicating confusion and misinformation and stupidity
You do it by being more transparent and truthful yourself, rather then by engaging in petty squabbles between ideologies and perspectives
How does it look in practice?
You convey 100% what you are
You don’t expect equal treatment because of that; You expect INDIVIDUAL treatment because of that
You don’t hit out on those that treat you less then you expected
You simply don’t engage with them — or make do with their attitudes anyway
And you don’t play the WHAT-OUGHT-TO-BE game — because you understand that you don’t have a fucking clue
You make it work for yourself
And there’s really nothing more to be said about it
Unlike all the nonsense regurgitating in the media about shaming and discrimination — I have much less to say about it
It’s really up to you
It’s really up to you, as usual
Make do with what you have, with what you are
Take care of your life first — then look at “society”