Same As the Old Boss?

In response to an article about meritocracy:

"It was like Freakonomics last night. Are you trouble because your name is Pecola or are you in trouble because your parents come from a culture that made them think naming you Pecola was a good idea.

Half of the great Anonymous/Occupy movement are dropouts of one form or another. So half of them finished their degrees in computer science and became part of the establishment or the loyal opposition and the other half dropped out of college or the corporate community and became part of the establishment or the loyal opposition.

The people who build the firewalls and anti-virus programs are the same people or were classmates with the Hackers.

The article does skip over the dot.com boom bust, the biggest increase in productivity since the Industrial Revolution, and the decentralization of communication and  knowledge.

It may be a case of "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss," but not if we are careful. We can favor a new order that aligns more with equality, liberty, and dignity; however, it is not as easy as it seems at first glance."

Perhaps we have a difficult time changing the world as it is hard to change ourselves. We live in patterns of behavior. Sometimes what we think helps us change. However the real work is the day by day reprogramming of our own behavior. 

Where the heck am I going with this?

Simple. If we want a new and just world then we need to be just in all of our dealings. And that is very very hard. 

In Liberty,

-PAP