our society defies human nature

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onto today’s topic: our society defies human nature 🏭️ 

i don’t believe humans were wired to sit inside buildings and force themselves into repetitive, monotonous working cycles.

we weren’t meant to pick a role and stick to it for our whole life, nor were we meant to follow along a path already laid out for us. 🛣️ 

humans are curious by nature. that curiosity should be what leads our lives.

we reflect on our childhoods as the best times of our lives. why is that? we were so curious, free of expectations and worry of signing our lives away to the grind. we dove into books that interested us and built towers so high they were metaphors for how boundless our creativity and wonder were. we were magicians, architects, scientists, artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, movie producers, and everything in between all at once. 🪄 

we could do it all, and we were more than capable of doing so. we all still are capable, it’s just that society doesn’t let us act on it. 

you might be thinking that i need a major reality check: we can’t possibly enter the real world with just our curiosity leading us. we need resources to survive. how are we going to keep a cycle of food flowing in the world? we need money (debatable), we need electricity, and the basic necessities go on.

but, stick with me here.

as kids, we were also kinder. we were so satisfied and happy with life that we had no problems sharing that happiness with others. 🫂 you shared your lunch with a classmate that forgot theirs. you excitedly shared ideas with others and planned surprise birthday parties for your friends.

happiness builds for a self-sustaining community. people will volunteer to take on different roles and contribute collaboratively — not transactionally as we do in today’s society. that’s exactly what community is: providing for one another in order to continue growing both collectively and personally.

human nature is to be curious, and following it fosters an urge to keep exploring and involving others in this journey. when we force ourselves into a box of picking one career and repeating the same tasks, that defies this innate curiosity and leaves us to rely on “something exciting happening today” to replenish our happiness.

we all work towards achieving “happiness.” often times the mechanism to reach there is doing something you love. those things we love? it’s nearly always pursuing something that makes us curious and trying new things. 🔨 

it’s human nature to explore everything. we shouldn’t be “chasing happiness.” it should be the default setting.

our society has warped humanity so much that we must succumb to it as money making machines in order to even try doing what we love afterwards.

society. 🤡 

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