My true issue with extrinsic behavior is the effect that it has on society. The inability of breaking these habits that can be used as social control. Plus, people aren't people when they indulge in extrinsic behavior, Clay Skirky describes this well.
This will be a touchy subject, but everyone should be upset about the inability for my proposed alcohol education to win over a desire for more monetary penalties!
It's well known that different uses of control are placed upon societies all throughout history. Alcohol is another means for that control.
Policies don't work towards educating people about effects, or encouraging them not to drink in excess. Instead they are designed to impose more extrinsic(unnatural) penalties when we know for a fact that these types of penalties deteriorate our ability to justify the intrinsic(natural) nature of humans, or anything for that matter. This is why I'm so opposed to belief of any kind. Unnatural existence of any kind clouds our judgment, this is well known now. I'll explain an example used by Shirky.
Policies don't work towards educating people about effects, or encouraging them not to drink in excess. Instead they are designed to impose more extrinsic(unnatural) penalties when we know for a fact that these types of penalties deteriorate our ability to justify the intrinsic(natural) nature of humans, or anything for that matter. This is why I'm so opposed to belief of any kind. Unnatural existence of any kind clouds our judgment, this is well known now. I'll explain an example used by Shirky.
Okay... simple, the Ultimatum Game.
I give you $20(extrinsic) tell you it's yours to keep. Your filled with joy because of the desire for dominance extrinsic characters give you, a true and obvious detriment. Then I tell you that you can only keep it if you give some of it to someone else. You ponder, "if they don't know, then I can lie(extrinsic)" But, then you find out that they do know. Intrinsic nature kicks in. Now... you can still choose what amount you give them, but in nearly every circumstance you will give them half or almost exactly half and they will accept. This shows our desire for truth and intrinsic values. If you give them a small amount they will reject that offer, even though they would get more then what they currently have, our motivation is pure and true... it is our intrinsic value that will always win.
What does that have to do with drinking? It puts you in an extrinsic state, still fun yes, but detrimental to existence. Not saying I'm perfect, I'll probably toss back a few on occasion as our true nature is also imperfect, or better put, filled with randomness. However, inducing extrinsically as much as our society demands of us is something I've learned to be a true detriment of human nature. I just wish it wouldn't have taken me so long to understand this!
So plan and simple... this is simply one example of a fault of extrinsic nature. Start thinking about it though, everything in your day to day life. What's extrinsic and whats intrinsic. If we can all do that, then we can begin to understand the true nature of our existence. You may think I'm crazy, and if you do, then I beg you to challenge me on any topic. We must immediately begin to understand this value before our evolution turns into devolution... that's simple fact.
What does that have to do with drinking? It puts you in an extrinsic state, still fun yes, but detrimental to existence. Not saying I'm perfect, I'll probably toss back a few on occasion as our true nature is also imperfect, or better put, filled with randomness. However, inducing extrinsically as much as our society demands of us is something I've learned to be a true detriment of human nature. I just wish it wouldn't have taken me so long to understand this!
So plan and simple... this is simply one example of a fault of extrinsic nature. Start thinking about it though, everything in your day to day life. What's extrinsic and whats intrinsic. If we can all do that, then we can begin to understand the true nature of our existence. You may think I'm crazy, and if you do, then I beg you to challenge me on any topic. We must immediately begin to understand this value before our evolution turns into devolution... that's simple fact.
