Toddler Tao; or Break something to save the economy

First off, I'm not an advocate for capitalism, socialism, or any other economic or political system.

I don't believe the government exists at all, at all. I see people interacting with people; period. There is no need to strive or fear anarchy; for anarchy is the natural and only valid condition of man in nature. No law governs anything other than what one allows it govern within themselves. There is no one but you dictating your behavior.

Just to reiterate: The Government Does Not Exist.

That being said, a lot of scared people are behaving stupidly right now, and I feel the need to reintroduce a very simple concept to whomever stumbles upon this blog: We got it all down pat when we could barely stand. Below are a few simple rules for dealing with primates that want to have better stuff, live more interesting lives, and that every single one of us understood when we a mere 2 years old; and in the process save the other dumb shits that just want to pick the lice from our backs and wait for the poachers.

1. Security and comfort beat risk and expedition in most primates.

Everything from our metabolisms to our governments to our absurd notions of human intercourse follow this basic primate fallacy. In a toddler, this is expressed through whining, bitching, tantrums, etc.

Not to say there aren't a few rebels and exiles out there, but these are the exceptions and revolutionaries of the species; not the rule. Some kids will look you in the eye when you tell them to not put a penny in the lightsocket, AGAIN; even though they know what is about to happen and press that fucker right in.

2. Breaking things makes everything better.

If a primate wants something, it learns to break stuff to get it. Break a banana stem, get the fruit. Break a tree limb, get a spear. Break a rival, get the girl. Let's face it, breaking stuff feels GREAT! Why does it feel great? Because all the old synaptic connections to that object have been violently and suddenly shattered leaving your brain eager to fill it. A sense of wonder and the Infinite fills you, and you feel a readiness to change...

3. New Shit Makes us Happy.

Now that something has been destroyed, we look forward to replacing it. New stimuli, especially pleasurable ones, release a flood of Dopamine into the brain. In the neurochemical sense, we break addictions just for the sheer pleasure of getting addicted to other stuff for the first time. Every toddler on the planet knows that if you want a new toy, you may have to break an old one; but fuck it! You haven't played with that Kung Fu Grip Red Suit Ultra Grappling Hook Batman for almost three weeks! Pull that fucker's legs off and get the "Squeeze and Pop Ebola Batman with Jelly Pack Insert" by whatever means of persuasion you can.


Saving the Economy Using These Principles

Very simply put, I advocate breaking things that you don't want and finding a way to get things you do. Not a very complex concept. Most of us have one or many things that we are waiting to replace once it breaks. Sometimes this goes on so long that we come to resent the object for being so durable.

I say if you have the money to replace it; break it! Want an Blu Ray and waiting for the DVD player to give out? Put a chisel through that 1999 piece of shit and replace it. You wanted it, you worked for it; so do it. Every thing you break and replace will further the consumption driven economy. I don't like it, but its the only game in town; so to speak.

Want to go green to impress that hot yoga chick you met at the coffee shop? Break your old shit and replace it with green friendly stuff. Smash your old lightbulbs and switch to a more energy efficient model; or support solar energy companies by buying one panel a month while eliminating ,via sledgehammer, one high energy useless piece of shit in your house that you never use.

Industries supported: Solar Energy, Glass, Electronic R&D, Electronic Engineering, Trash Disposal, Natural Lamb Skin Condoms (assuming you score the yoga chick) Distributors, Manufacturers, etc

Conservative and want to support America? Break that useless budget bench grinder (again, the sledgehammer is your friend) you got from a flea market and buy an American brand. Replace one tool a month with an American branded one that will last longer anyway.

Industries supported: Whatever you choose to replace, the raw material transporter, manufacturer, distributor, saleman, retail, etc

Really need to relieve some aggression? Break yourself. Sign up to learn mixed martial arts, lose some weight, and fight in a cage. You'll learn more about human interactions in one five minute round than in an entire semester of Primate Anthropology. Trust me.

Industries supported: Private business, medical supply, insurance, food producers (organic if you want to) and distributors, cotton farmers and textiles (glove filling, handwraps) metal fabricators, etc

In conclusion, breaking shit and replacing it with newer shit is the absolute fundamental driving force of innovation, creativity, and human intellect. If we were given the best stuff from the beginning, our brains and biology are wired to find ways to make it better. There is never a "perfect" anything because we will not tolerate the concept of "limit" within our primitive, fear-driven brains. The expression of this biological reality has led to religion, politics, philosophy, innovation, art, etc

Somehow, we've lost track of this in one field: economics. We know logically that when times are tough, we need to not waist resources. That makes tons of sense when we are talking about making sure our clan survives the Winter of the Sabre Tooths; but not so much when we hold off buying a new iPod cause "times are tough."

Times are NOT tough in America. We perceive they are through this toddler-like filter of instant need gratification being denied for a very short term as an all-out crisis. Fine. You want to think like a toddler, then act like a toddler. Go break something and replace it.

Its the American Dream.