Dog walk diaries: Identifying by default

Yesterday, while having a coffee with a friend, we were talking about the future of the world, as he and I so often do. Due to his professional background, a lot of it is concerning economics and financial positions.

We were talking mostly about how people have different approaches to dealing with money and wealth and how many consistently take an approach that isn't conducive to creation or improvement but rather, subsistence and short-term satisfaction. Even those who should know better suffer instant gratification habits heavily.

My friend said, "People are people."

It is a phrase we hear a lot on Steem generally around the issue of bad actors in the Steem environment but, it pervades humanity at all levels and in all things as human nature generally works on default settings. What was learned either tacitly or explicitly becomes our personal standards, and our actions.

We identify with these things and because we have held them for so long believe they are us and, they can't change. They can, it just isn't easy which means, most people will never really attempt it and will often throw in the towel early.

When it comes to economies and wealth gaps, whether systemic or not, of the world was to be reset to a zero point, how long until we are back at a similar point as now? People are people and people act largely on default so, unless they change how they behave, the same problems will eventually present themselves again.

If such a scenario were to happen, how many would see it as an opportunity to create a better future for themselves and how many would apply the same thinking and action they have now?

In my opinion, Steem being like a microcosm of the real world makes it quite representative of how people will act in such a scenario. It is early days here yet, instead of relearning and working out better ways to progress, most come in carrying the default habits of the 'real world' and apply them to Steem. To me, this is an opportunity at a soft reset that many are missing.

People are looking for Steem to solve their immediate issues but, without thought about what will come, they are selling their future position and chance at increasing their wealth. People look at tbe income gap, not the wealth gap normally as income is short term and wealth is built over time. Generally, those who are wealthy often have higher income but, the income often comes after the attitude of wealth creation.

Wealth isn't a byproduct of high income, high income is a byproduct of a wealth creation mindset, delayed gratification. With people being people working on default, most are going to do what they have always done and get what they have always got.

Although there are many complexities at play here, at the end of the day, if we are unwilling to change ourselves, expecting the world to change to favour us is a losing thought process. Poverty and wealth may be institutionalized because, we choose to subscribe to the defaults we have learned and believe they are who we are. Our identity.

Taraz
[a Steem original ]
_{(posted from phone)}