Transition

Making the Change

"Social change does come down to a changing values but it's important to recognize that our values are not necessarily an option of free will.

We must structurally recognize that without a change of incentives in our social system, our/everyone’s values will still be vulnerable to destructive, unsustainable, dominance, competitive and status patterns.

In other words, human society cannot change itself from the inside as a whole.

Now, some of us probably like yourself, can realize the way you wish to be without as much interference.

We are the anomalies.

And it still takes a great deal of education and personal reflection to reach a point where you reject the values of the mainstream culture that surrounds you, along with the procedural dynamics that are creating this prevalent distorted social psychology as well.

That stated, I stand by the sociological science that says we have to change the prevailing social/economic structure more than anything else." Peter Joseph (Reddit)

"It may be a difficult transition, but our education system cannot go on with business as usual. ... The learning culture on YouTube is just the opposite.

Here we find people passionate to pass their understanding along, filling in a thousand little corners of knowledge.

I think we are in the early beginnings of a historical period in which the Internet rewrites most of the rules and experiences of human society.

I find it thrilling to be living in such an amazing moment." Ralph Dratman (Youtube)

Restoring Values

"One of the interesting things about work on restorative environments is to think about the question of restored from what?" Gary W. Evans, PhD

"Our problems are man-made — therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable — and we believe they can do it again." John F. Kennedy, American University, 1963