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We are born in a certain society, a system that we are raised to depend on. It gives us much security, comfort, and wealth, and for the longest time, there was no reason to question it. Strengthening the system, each generation became wealthier and more comfortable than the last, the standards of living improving continuously, shifting the perception of what the minimum should be. But all this came at a cost. Small and hidden at first, a cost known to very few, and insignificant enough to be cared for by even fewer. However, as the system grew, so the cost grew along. By the time the cost had become substantial enough to be noticed throughout society, the system had established such strong roots that there was no possibility of changing course overnight. Although the cost was starting to worry many, the system was still intact and functional, it still provided wealth and comfort, though it was on track for running out of time. Knowing better the causes of the cost, society started to change. Certain aspects of the system were being looked down on, but for many, there simply was no other way than to use it. This was the only way they knew, and the only way the system provided them if they were to keep their standards. They could not avoid the costs of the system, dependent as they had become of it. There was no point in blaming those who had become a slave to the system. They could not change it. Only the system as a whole, society as a whole, could steer their fate, now that society had become chained to the system. Point your arrows not at those who are chained. Point them at the chains.

In much the same mood as Not Entertainment, I worry about the state the world is in. The events of this summer have only strengthened that worry. How much longer until society changes course drastically, for better or for worse?

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We are born in a certain society, a system that we are raised to depend on. It gives us much security, comfort, and wealth, and for the longest time, there was no reason to question it. Strengthening the system, each generation became wealthier and more comfortable than the last, the standards of living improving continuously, shifting the perception of what the minimum should be. But all this came at a cost. Small and hidden at first, a cost known to very few, and insignificant enough to be cared for by even fewer. However, as the system grew, so the cost grew along. By the time the cost had become substantial enough to be noticed throughout society, the system had established such strong roots that there was no possibility of changing course overnight. Although the cost was starting to worry many, the system was still intact and functional, it still provided wealth and comfort, though it was on track for running out of time. Knowing better the causes of the cost, society started to change. Certain aspects of the system were being looked down on, but for many, there simply was no other way than to use it. This was the only way they knew, and the only way the system provided them if they were to keep their standards. They could not avoid the costs of the system, dependent as they had become of it. There was no point in blaming those who had become a slave to the system. They could not change it. Only the system as a whole, society as a whole, could steer their fate, now that society had become chained to the system. Point your arrows not at those who are chained. Point them at the chains.

In much the same mood as Not Entertainment, I worry about the state the world is in. The events of this summer have only strengthened that worry. How much longer until society changes course drastically, for better or for worse?