February 20, 2003

  • ‘The more complex and functional a formal economy within a society, the more dysfunctional the family, and by extension, the society tends to become.’


    I formulated the above proposition on my way walking to work this morning.  It explains, for me, why life in Panama amongst Panamanians seems so much more cordial and becoming than life back here in the States which, by comparison, seems more socially gruff and mean.


    In both types of societies (‘advanced’ and ‘third world’), you benefit and suffer.  But it seems that in the ‘advanced’ economies, you experience greater prosperity while suffering a diminished sense of community.  And in the ‘third world’ you experience a more openly enriched community while suffering from comparatively less prosperity. 


    Oh, it’s possible in either society for any single individual to experience all graduated combinations of prosperity and healthful community.  There’s no inviolable law or rule that deems ‘ all suffer this while enjoying that ’.  But the overall tendencies for the populations, as a whole, hold, I do believe.


    Hence…


    My advice to those who’d rather diss prosperity: Gather up some wealth, all wealth at hand, and replant into a ‘third world’ tropical paradise.


    My advice to those who’d rather diss community: Get your ass to America and thrive.


    But my advice to  either group, regardless of staging: Get a blog, create virtuality,  and keep your dreams alive. 


    (And thusly, blogging, I believe, is another great reason that internet access needs to be made available to everyone in the world who wants it, affordably and without political restraints.)

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