Independent?
This is true of all of us who grew up in the Fiat system.
The majority of people have not yet acquiredf the maturity to be independent.
Eric Fromm, Escape from Freedom ∇
Worship
We also,
worship “power, money, the sovereign state, the nation.”
Eric Fromm. Escape from Freedom ∇
Systems
Fiat is a system and as Seth Godin has said,
If you want to change the world, change the systems.
Seth Godin. Daily Post ∇
Idol Worship
People have transformed religion,
… into a jungle of superestition and idol-worship.
Eric Fromm, Escape from Freedom ∇
Save Thyself
We are experiencing this right now: climate change, pollution, potable water!
How can mankind [avoid] destroying itself by this discrepancy between intellectual-technical overmaturity and emotional backwardness?
Eric Fromm, Escape from Freedom ∇
Spouting Nonsense
We have to be in community because being by ourselves can lead to spouting nonsense.
ENDNOTES
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Eric Fromm. Escape from Freedom
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Eric Fromm. Escape from Freedom
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Seth Godin. Stories from the Iron Age used to convert people to a particular religion. Blog Post
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Eric Fromm. Escape from Freedom
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Eric Fromm. Escape from Freedom
