How do we get out of here?

[GliderGuider]

7. Very few large social changes have actually been initiated by "people"

No matter what mood they're in.

We implement social changes, of course, but we almost never initiate large-scale social changes - as much as we like to believe we do.

The real drivers for large-scale social change come from far below the level of conscious control. At the very least they come from deep in the cultural infrastructure. And if my theory is right, many of those infrastructural influences in turn come from an even deeper place - from the thermodynamic structure of the universe itself.

We can approach social change in several ways. For example we can approach it seriously and tightly, or playfully and lightly - grimly or joyfully. Given that the same change is going to happen in either case, why not choose the more pleasant approach? There's already enough misery to go around, why go looking for more?