Comments on: Accident by construction - why technology and regulations increase risk http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/05/accident-by-construction-why-technology-and-regulations-increase-risk.html Financial independence, frugality, self-sufficiency, ecology, capitalism, and voluntary simplicity Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: hickchick http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/05/accident-by-construction-why-technology-and-regulations-increase-risk.html/comment-page-1#comment-1416 hickchick Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:34:33 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=233#comment-1416 So I take it you are not a fan of GMO's. What kind of spectacular fallout do you envision as a result of the current preoccupation with meddling with Mother Nature? So I take it you are not a fan of GMO’s. What kind of spectacular fallout do you envision as a result of the current preoccupation with meddling with Mother Nature?

]]> By: Jacob http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/05/accident-by-construction-why-technology-and-regulations-increase-risk.html/comment-page-1#comment-1374 Jacob Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:57:07 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=233#comment-1374 @steve - the metarules are typically what the the incentives/reward system inside the system result in. @steve - the metarules are typically what the the incentives/reward system inside the system result in.

]]> By: Steve Austin http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/05/accident-by-construction-why-technology-and-regulations-increase-risk.html/comment-page-1#comment-1262 Steve Austin Thu, 29 May 2008 10:21:27 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=233#comment-1262 Or, you could try messing with the rules systemically. Ask oneself: what are the metarules that govern whatever set of rules one is under (or comtemplating being under)? Or, you could try messing with the rules systemically. Ask oneself: what are the metarules that govern whatever set of rules one is under (or comtemplating being under)?

]]> By: Kin http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/05/accident-by-construction-why-technology-and-regulations-increase-risk.html/comment-page-1#comment-1256 Kin Wed, 28 May 2008 20:40:42 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=233#comment-1256 Jacob, you made some great observation and this is a brilliant post. Like you said, the system is loaded with people who are conditioned the same way. With the same kind of growth/educational/cultural conditions, they invariably lose sight the same way through complete focus on the same hype, greed, and other emotional attachment. As a result, they lose the objective perspective to perceive problems, which leads to the eventual system break-down. And they'll do it again and history repeats itself until the collective mind is conditioned otherwise. And I think you said it right, attention and awareness to the reality as is, not rules, not other abstract creation in the system, is the key. Jacob, you made some great observation and this is a brilliant post. Like you said, the system is loaded with people who are conditioned the same way. With the same kind of growth/educational/cultural conditions, they invariably lose sight the same way through complete focus on the same hype, greed, and other emotional attachment. As a result, they lose the objective perspective to perceive problems, which leads to the eventual system break-down. And they’ll do it again and history repeats itself until the collective mind is conditioned otherwise.

And I think you said it right, attention and awareness to the reality as is, not rules, not other abstract creation in the system, is the key.

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