Make of this chap what you will, but it's an interesting video. For example, Sir Keir Starmer is a member of the Law Society and the Labour Party, we are told he's a member of the Fabian Society, we know he's a fan of Davos, and he clearly possesses a range of ideological talismans.
What is left of the man?
Can't say that I regretted joining a rugby club. Or playing cricket for my lab.
ReplyDeleteI did once do something that the great man would disapprove of: I signed a round robin ticking off the USSR for bullying a Jewish fellow who wanted to emigrate to Israel. I did so because I was great admirer of a book his father had written: Physicochemical Hydrodynamics by Levich. You must know it.
According to Amazon you can buy a copy for only £300.
Sound advice. I recommend "Connected - The amazing power of social networks and how they shape our lives" by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler.
ReplyDeleteRule 1: We shape our network.
Rule 2: Our network shapes us.
Rule 3: Our friends affect us.
Rule 4: Our friends' friends' friends affect us.
Rule 5: The network has a life of its own.
This means that people do not have complete control over their own choices.
Of all the ways one can split the world into two types of people the one that resonates with me is 'individualists' vs 'joiners'. It explains a great deal of the current political upheaval.
Stumbler is an arch joiner. Not only does he want to sneak us back into the EU, he aligns himself with the global liberalism network. I don't value his joining disposition, or that of his friends, or his friends' friends.
dearieme - one of the ironies of the video is that it was posted by the Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, so as ever there are limits the practical application of his message.
ReplyDeleteOnly £300 for such a page-turner?
DJ - thanks for the book info, I see there is a Kindle version so I'll make a note of it. Although Stumbler is an arch joiner, he doesn't seem to be an arch networker if what we see of his awkward behaviour is any guide.
Yes, 'individualists' vs 'joiners' does work and does explain the divide. A key problem for individualists and joiners is that both seem to be necessary in a complex society but complexity itself can hinder the ability of individualists to point out errors. Maybe that was always the problem.