One Challenge With Virtual Futuristic Think Tanks
The other day someone mentioned that it was a great idea to bring brilliant minds and super intellectually endowed folks together to consider how to solve all the serious challenges we face in our time.
Now then, as the coordinator for a think tank which operates online I'd like to discuss this as my one-time acquaintance asked a very interesting question; "I wonder how your project has progressed?" Well, here is the thing, you see for the most part - actually, we've already solved all of humanities problems, but the species isn't ready yet, they have some growing up to do.
They act a little too much like Ferangis in their dealings at all levels of the human endeavor.
Yes, I speak of the politics, conflict, corruption, and things of this nature which seem to throw a wrench into almost any solution.
Still, if folks somehow believe that "think tanks" solve problems by thinking that's not really so, or at least that is only part of the equation.
You see, mostly, we only think a little bit so it's not really the "group think" that many might assume it is - we are more into doing, launching new projects.
After all, how long does it really take for someone to tell me that we need x, y, z to solve a given problem of a, b, or c, and for me to put together a plan to do it? What I am saying is that getting a whole bunch of people to come up with "what ifs" or reasons it can't work or re-identifying problems in the way, that's just a waste of time, the real problems or unknown problems you can't know until you start, the known problems are obvious (cost, expertise, systems, funding).
What I am saying is this, most folks understand the "think" part of a think tank, but they don't really see the rest of it - the thinking part is easy, in fact, it's perfect for lazy people.
So, it's not just to think, but to do.
Personally, I'd say that group think totally insults my intelligence and I bet it really aggravates the 160 IQ crowd even more.
Everyone seems to want to be part of a group that's bigger than themselves, sheltered from having to do anything, just talk about it - but that's not how things are done in the real world.
At some point action must be taken, and occupying a park, staging a protest, or causing awareness isn't doing something - it's just complaining about something.
Please consider all this and think on it.
Now then, as the coordinator for a think tank which operates online I'd like to discuss this as my one-time acquaintance asked a very interesting question; "I wonder how your project has progressed?" Well, here is the thing, you see for the most part - actually, we've already solved all of humanities problems, but the species isn't ready yet, they have some growing up to do.
They act a little too much like Ferangis in their dealings at all levels of the human endeavor.
Yes, I speak of the politics, conflict, corruption, and things of this nature which seem to throw a wrench into almost any solution.
Still, if folks somehow believe that "think tanks" solve problems by thinking that's not really so, or at least that is only part of the equation.
You see, mostly, we only think a little bit so it's not really the "group think" that many might assume it is - we are more into doing, launching new projects.
After all, how long does it really take for someone to tell me that we need x, y, z to solve a given problem of a, b, or c, and for me to put together a plan to do it? What I am saying is that getting a whole bunch of people to come up with "what ifs" or reasons it can't work or re-identifying problems in the way, that's just a waste of time, the real problems or unknown problems you can't know until you start, the known problems are obvious (cost, expertise, systems, funding).
What I am saying is this, most folks understand the "think" part of a think tank, but they don't really see the rest of it - the thinking part is easy, in fact, it's perfect for lazy people.
So, it's not just to think, but to do.
Personally, I'd say that group think totally insults my intelligence and I bet it really aggravates the 160 IQ crowd even more.
Everyone seems to want to be part of a group that's bigger than themselves, sheltered from having to do anything, just talk about it - but that's not how things are done in the real world.
At some point action must be taken, and occupying a park, staging a protest, or causing awareness isn't doing something - it's just complaining about something.
Please consider all this and think on it.
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