The social systems we live in – cultural, economic, political, and the rest – often make it difficult to effectively care. Understanding better the systemic realities that block our caring can help clarify how we need to change our lives and our societies. Here I explore some of the dynamics involved with money, time, distraction, complexity, individualism, and public relations – and new directions being pioneered by many among us, noting their common roots in caring.
Moving beyond systemic blocks to caring
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Here are some of the systemic forces that alienate us from the life in and around us and block our caring energy:
▪ Money – and the reductionist statistics, profits, interest, and speculation that have accumulated in and around our money-based economies.
▪ Speed, pace, lack of time, and lack of deep time.
▪ Distraction, addiction, consumerism, and jobs.
▪ Complexity of connection, systems, issues.
▪ The cult of individualism and separateness.
▪ …the rapidly developing power of marketing, public relations, and advertising
