ð ðð ððð ððð ððððððð ðð ðððð ððððððððð ð
Iâd like you to take a moment and read the following 2 Stories. They both revolve around the topic of Capitalism â¬ïž:
ðððšð«ð² #ð:
âðð¯ð€ðŠ ð¶ð±ð°ð¯ ð¢ ðµðªð®ðŠ, ðžð°ð³ð¬ ðžð¢ðŽ ð³ðŠð¢ð ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð¢ð¶ðµð©ðŠð¯ðµðªð€. ðð¢ð³ð®ðŠð³ðŽ ð³ð¢ðªðŽðŠð¥ ð€ð³ð°ð±ðŽ, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð€ð³ð¢ð§ðµðŽð®ðŠð¯ ð®ð¢ð¥ðŠ ðšð°ð°ð¥ðŽ ðžðªðµð© ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ð°ðžð¯ ð©ð¢ð¯ð¥ðŽ. ðœ
ðð¶ðµ ðµð©ðŠð¯, ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð® ðžð¢ðŽ ðªð¯ð·ðŠð¯ðµðŠð¥, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð¥ð¢ð³ð¬ð¯ðŠðŽðŽ ðŽð±ð³ðŠð¢ð¥ ð¢ð€ð³ð°ðŽðŽ ðµð©ðŠ ðð¢ð¯ð¥ ð¢ðŽ ðµð©ðŠ ðŽð®ð°ð¬ðŠðŽðµð¢ð€ð¬ðŽ ð°ð§ ðµð©ðŠ ðð¯ð¥ð¶ðŽðµð³ðªð¢ð ððŠð·ð°ðð¶ðµðªð°ð¯ ð€ð°ð·ðŠð³ðŠð¥ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðºðµð©ðªð¯ðš ðªð¯ ðŽð°ð°ðµ. ð
ðð©ðŠ ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽðµðŽ ð£ðŠð€ð¢ð®ðŠ ðŠð·ðŠð³ ð®ð°ð³ðŠ ðŽð¬ðªðððŠð¥ ð¢ðµ ðŠð¹ðµð³ð¢ð€ðµðªð¯ðš ð±ð³ð°ð¥ð¶ð€ðµðªð·ðªðµðº ð§ð³ð°ð® ðžð°ð³ð¬ðŠð³ðŽ ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð±ð°ð€ð¬ðŠðµðªð¯ðš ðµð©ðŠ ðšð¢ðªð¯ðŽ ð§ð³ð°ð® ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ðð¢ð£ð°ð³. ð
ðð©ðŠ ðžð°ð³ð¬ðŠð³ðŽ ðŠð·ðŠð¯ðµð¶ð¢ðððº ð§ð°ð¶ðšð©ðµ ð£ð¢ð€ð¬ ð£ðº ð¶ð¯ðªð°ð¯ðªð»ðªð¯ðš. ðð¯ ðµð©ðŠ ðŠð¢ð³ððº 20ðµð© ð€ðŠð¯ðµð¶ð³ðº, ð¢ðŽ ðµð©ðŠ ð£ð³ð¶ðµð¢ððªðµðº ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðŽðµð¶ð±ðªð¥ðªðµðº ð°ð§ ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð® ðžð¢ðŽ ðŠð¹ð±ð°ðŽðŠð¥, ð®ð¢ð¯ðº ðšð°ð·ðŠð³ð¯ð®ðŠð¯ðµðŽ ðšð³ð¢ð¯ðµðŠð¥ ðžð°ð³ð¬ðŠð³ðŽ ðŽð°ð®ðŠ ð±ð³ð°ðµðŠð€ðµðªð°ð¯ ð§ð³ð°ð® ðµð©ðŠ ð±ð³ðŠð¥ð¢ðµð°ð³ðŽ. ððŠð®ð°ð€ð³ð¢ðµðªð€ ðžðŠðð§ð¢ð³ðŠ ðŽðµð¢ðµðŠðŽ ðžðŠð³ðŠ ð£ð°ð³ð¯. ð
ðð¶ðµ ðµð©ðŠ ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽðµðŽ ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ð³ðªðšð©ðµ-ðžðªð¯ðš ð€ð³ð°ð¯ðªðŠðŽ ðžðŠð³ðŠ ð¶ð¯ð³ðŠððŠð¯ðµðªð¯ðš, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðªð¯ ð®ð¢ð¯ðº ð€ð°ð¶ð¯ðµð³ðªðŠðŽ ðµð©ðŠðº ð©ð¢ð·ðŠ ð¥ðŠðŽðµð³ð°ðºðŠð¥ ðµð©ðŠ ð¶ð¯ðªð°ð¯ðŽ, ðŽðð¢ðŽð©ðŠð¥ ð³ðŠðšð¶ðð¢ðµðªð°ð¯ðŽ, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðšðªð·ðŠð¯ ðµð©ðŠ ð€ð°ð³ð±ð°ð³ð¢ðµðªð°ð¯ðŽ ð§ð³ðŠðŠ ð³ðŠðªð¯ ðµð° ðŠð¹ð±ðð°ðªðµ ð¢ðµ ðžðªðð. ðð°, ðµð©ðŠ ð³ðªð€ð© ðšðŠðµ ð³ðªð€ð©ðŠð³, ðµð©ðŠ ð³ðŠðŽðµ ð°ð§ ð¶ðŽ ðšðŠðµ ð±ð°ð°ð³ðŠð³, ð°ð¶ð³ ð¥ðŠð®ð°ð€ð³ð¢ð€ðº ðšðŠðµðŽ ðžðŠð¢ð¬ðŠð³, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðµð©ðŠ ð±ðð¢ð¯ðŠðµ ðšðŠðµðŽ ð©ð°ðµðµðŠð³. ð¥
ððµ ðªðŽ ð¯ð°ðž ðµð©ðŠ ð¥ð¶ðµðº ð°ð§ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðº ð¥ðŠð€ðŠð¯ðµ ð±ðŠð³ðŽð°ð¯ ðµð° ð«ð°ðªð¯ ðµð©ðŠ ð§ðªðšð©ðµ ð¢ðšð¢ðªð¯ðŽðµ ðšðð°ð£ð¢ð ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð® ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðµð©ðŠ ðŽð¶ð±ðŠð³-ð±ð³ðŠð¥ð¢ðµð°ð³ðŽ ðªðµ ð©ð¢ðŽ ð¶ð¯ððŠð¢ðŽð©ðŠð¥ ð¶ð±ð°ð¯ ð¶ðŽ…â ððð©ð¢ððð¥ð¢ð¬ðŠ ð¢ð¬ ðð±ð©ð¥ðšð¢ðððð¢ðšð§ ð¯
Does this Story resonate with you? ð
If notâŠhow about this one? â¬ïž
ðððšð«ð² #ð:
âðð¯ð€ðŠ ð¶ð±ð°ð¯ ð¢ ðµðªð®ðŠ, ð¢ðð®ð°ðŽðµ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðºð°ð¯ðŠ ðžð¢ðŽ ð¢ ð±ðŠð¢ðŽð¢ð¯ðµ, ð¢ ðŽðŠð³ð§, ð°ð³ ð¢ ðŽðð¢ð·ðŠ. ððªð¯ðšðŽ ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð§ðŠð¶ð¥ð¢ð ðð°ð³ð¥ðŽ ðµð°ð°ð¬ ð®ð°ðŽðµ ð°ð§ ðžð©ð¢ðµ ð±ðŠð°ð±ððŠ ð±ð³ð°ð¥ð¶ð€ðŠð¥, ðŽð° ð¯ð°ð£ð°ð¥ðº ð©ð¢ð¥ ð®ð¶ð€ð© ð³ðŠð¢ðŽð°ð¯ ðµð° ðžð°ð³ð¬ ð©ð¢ð³ð¥. ð
ðð¶ðµ ðµð©ðŠð¯, ðªð¯ ðµð©ðŠ 17ðµð© ð€ðŠð¯ðµð¶ð³ðº, ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð® ðžð¢ðŽ ðªð¯ð·ðŠð¯ðµðŠð¥, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðµð©ðŠ ððªð£ðŠð³ð¢ðµðªð°ð¯ ð£ðŠðšð¢ð¯. ð
ðð¯ ðð¯ðšðð¢ð¯ð¥, ðð°ððð¢ð¯ð¥, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðð®ðŠð³ðªð€ð¢, ðµð©ðŠðº ð¥ðªðŽð€ð°ð·ðŠð³ðŠð¥ ðµð©ð¢ðµ ðžð©ðŠð¯ ðºð°ð¶ ðšðªð·ðŠ ð±ðŠð°ð±ððŠ ð±ð³ð°ð±ðŠð³ðµðº ð³ðªðšð©ðµðŽ, ðµð©ðŠ ð³ð¶ððŠ ð°ð§ ðð¢ðž, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð§ð³ðŠðŠ ð®ð¢ð³ð¬ðŠðµðŽ, ðºð°ð¶ ðµð¶ð³ð¯ ð°ð¯ ð¢ ðŽðžðªðµð€ð© ðªð¯ ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ð©ðŠð¢ð³ðµðŽ. â€ïž
ððŠð°ð±ððŠ ðžð¢ð¯ðµ ðµð° ðžð°ð³ð¬ ðžð©ðŠð¯ ðµð©ðŠðº ð€ð¢ð¯ ð¬ðŠðŠð± ðµð©ðŠ ð§ð³ð¶ðªðµðŽ ð°ð§ ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ðð¢ð£ð°ð³. ðð©ðŠðº ðžð¢ð¯ðµ ðµð° ðªð¯ð·ðŠð¯ðµ ð¯ðŠðž ð±ð³ð°ð¥ð¶ð€ðµðŽ, ð±ð³ð°ð·ðªð¥ðŠ ð§ð°ð³ ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ð€ð©ðªðð¥ð³ðŠð¯, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð£ðŠ ð¶ðŽðŠð§ð¶ð ðµð° ð°ðµð©ðŠð³ðŽ. ðð³ðŠðŠ ð®ð¢ð³ð¬ðŠðµ ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð® ðŠð¯ð¢ð£ððŠðŽ ðµð©ðŠð® ðµð° ð¥ð° ðµð©ðŠðŽðŠ ðµð©ðªð¯ðšðŽ. ðª
ðð¯ ðµð©ðŠ 20ðµð© ððŠð¯ðµð¶ð³ðº, ðŽð°ð®ðŠ ð€ð°ð¶ð¯ðµð³ðªðŠðŽ ðŠð®ð£ð³ð¢ð€ðŠð¥ ð€ð°ð®ð®ð¶ð¯ðªðŽð® ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð€ðŠð¯ðµð³ð¢ððªð»ðŠð¥ ð±ðð¢ð¯ð¯ðªð¯ðš, ð¢ððžð¢ðºðŽ ðžðªðµð© ðµð©ðŠ ðŽð¢ð®ðŠ ð³ðŠðŽð¶ððµ: ðŽð©ð°ð³ðµð¢ðšðŠðŽ ð°ð§ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðºðµð©ðªð¯ðš, ðªð¯ð€ðð¶ð¥ðªð¯ðš ð§ð°ð°ð¥ ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð§ð³ðŠðŠð¥ð°ð®. ð
ðð¶ðµ ð€ð°ð¶ð¯ðµð³ðªðŠðŽ ðµð©ð¢ðµ ðŠð®ð£ð³ð¢ð€ðŠð¥ ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð® ð©ð¢ð·ðŠ ðšð³ð°ðžð¯ ð±ð³ð°ðŽð±ðŠð³ð°ð¶ðŽ ðªð¯ ð¢ ðŽðªð¯ðšððŠ ðšðŠð¯ðŠð³ð¢ðµðªð°ð¯. ð°
ð ðŠðµ ð¥ðŠðŽð±ðªðµðŠ ðµð©ðŠ ðŠð·ðªð¥ðŠð¯ð€ðŠ ð°ð§ ð©ðªðŽðµð°ð³ðº, ðµð©ðŠ ððŠð§ðµ-ðžðªð¯ðš ðŠðšð¢ððªðµð¢ð³ðªð¢ð¯ðŽ ð¢ð³ðŠ ð¶ð¯ð³ðŠððŠð¯ðµðªð¯ðš, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðžð©ðŠð¯ðŠð·ðŠð³ ðµð©ðŠðº ðšðŠðµ ð€ð°ð¯ðµð³ð°ð ð°ð§ ð¢ ðšð°ð·ðŠð³ð¯ð®ðŠð¯ðµ, ðµð©ðŠðªð³ ð§ðªð³ðŽðµ ðµð¢ð³ðšðŠðµ ðªðŽ ðŠð€ð°ð¯ð°ð®ðªð€ ð§ð³ðŠðŠð¥ð°ð®. ðð©ðŠ ðŠðšð¢ððªðµð¢ð³ðªð¢ð¯ðŽ ð¥ð°ð¯âðµ ðžð¢ð¯ðµ ðµð° ððªð·ðŠ ðªð¯ ð¢ ðžð°ð³ðð¥ ðªð¯ ðžð©ðªð€ð© ð±ðŠð°ð±ððŠ ðžð©ð° ð€ð³ðŠð¢ðµðŠ ð®ð°ð³ðŠ ð·ð¢ðð¶ðŠ ð§ð°ð³ ð°ðµð©ðŠð³ðŽ ðšðŠðµ ðµð° ðŠð¯ð«ð°ðº ð®ð°ð³ðŠ ðžðŠð¢ððµð© ð§ð°ð³ ðµð©ðŠð®ðŽðŠðð·ðŠðŽ. ðð©ðŠðºâð¥ ð³ð¢ðµð©ðŠð³ ðµð©ð¢ðµ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðºð°ð¯ðŠ ð£ðŠ ðŠð²ð¶ð¢ð, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðŠð²ð¶ð¢ðððº ð±ð°ð°ð³. ð¡
ððµ ðªðŽ ð¯ð°ðž ðµð©ðŠ ð¥ð¶ðµðº ð°ð§ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðº ð¥ðŠð€ðŠð¯ðµ ð±ðŠð³ðŽð°ð¯ ðµð° ð«ð°ðªð¯ ðµð©ðŠ ð§ðªðšð©ðµ ðµð° ð±ð³ð°ðµðŠð€ðµ ð€ð¢ð±ðªðµð¢ððªðŽð®, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðµð° ðŠð¹ðµðŠð¯ð¥ ðªðµðŽ ð£ððŠðŽðŽðªð¯ðšðŽ ðµð° ð¢ðð ð°ð§ ð©ð¶ð®ð¢ð¯ð¬ðªð¯ð¥.â ððð©ð¢ððð¥ð¢ð¬ðŠ ð¢ð¬ ðð¢ððð«ððð¢ðšð§ ð¯
SoâŠwhich Story is correct? #1 or #2? ð
Depending on where you reside on the political spectrum, 1 of these Stories youâre far more likely to agree is accurate. âïž
But hereâs the catch: ð»ðððð ððð ðððð ðððð ðºðððððð. ð
They are 2 different narratives, 2 different perspectives on the exact same thing: Capitalism. âïž
But to back up a moment, what exactly are Stories?
ð ðð©ð€ð§ðððš ðð§ð ðšðªððððð©ðð«ð ðð§ðð¢ððš ð¬ð ðªðšð ð©ð€ ððð¥ð¡ððð£ ð€ðªð§ ð€ððððð©ðð«ð ð§ððð¡ðð©ð®. ð
If this definition sounds too pretentious, think of Stories as like wearing pairs of glasses. ð
ðð¡ðððð¯ðð« ðððšð«ð² ð¥ðð§ð¬ ð²ðšð®âð«ð ð°ððð«ð¢ð§ð ð¢ð¬ ð¡ðšð° ð²ðšð®âð«ð ð ðšð¢ð§ð ððš ð¬ðð ðð¡ð ð°ðšð«ð¥ð, ðð¡ð ðð¡ð¢ð§ð ð¬ ð²ðšð®âð«ð ð ðšð¢ð§ð ððš ððšðð®ð¬ ðšð§, ðð¡ð ðððð¢ðšð§ð¬ ð²ðšð®âð¥ð¥ ðð ð¢ð§ðð¥ð®ðð§ððð ððš ððð€ð, ðð§ð ð¡ðšð° ð²ðšð®’ð«ð ð ðšð¢ð§ð ððš ðððð¥ ðšð§ ð ððð¢ð¥ð² ððð¬ð¢ð¬.
ð The person wearing an Optimistic lens will focus on seeing the best of things.
ð The person wearing a Pessimistic lens will focus on seeing the worst of things.
ð The person wearing a Realistic lens will focus on seeing things just as they are.
ð The person wearing a Cynical lens will focus on distrusting the things they see.
Do you know a person who, even in the worst of situations, can always find a silver lining? ðâââ
Or how about a person that, even in the best of situations, can always find something to complain about? ðâââ
ððâð¬ ððððð®ð¬ð ðð¡ðð²âð«ð ðððð¡ ð°ððð«ð¢ð§ð ðð¢ðððð«ðð§ð ð¥ðð§ð¬ðð¬.
ð£ïž âDONALD, ENOUGH WITH THE ANALOGIES! WHATâS YOUR POINT?â ð£ïž
My point is itâs CRUCIAL we become aware of what glasses weâre currently wearing. ð
Why? ððððð®ð¬ð ðð¡ð ð¥ðð§ð¬ðð¬ ð°ð ð°ððð« ððððð«ðŠð¢ð§ð ðð¡ð ðððšð«ð¢ðð¬ ð°ð ðð«ðððð. ð
With that said, briefly re-read those 2 Stories of Capitalism again at the beginning of this post. â¬ïž
You can now take a guess as to the lens each author is wearing. ð
To put it simply: ð°ð ððšð§âð ð¬ðð ðð¡ð¢ð§ð ð¬ ðð¬ ðððð ðð«ð. ðð ð¬ðð ðð¡ð¢ð§ð ð¬ ðð¬ ðð ðð«ð. ð€
ðð ð¬ðð ðð¡ð¢ð§ð ð¬ ðð¡ð«ðšð®ð ð¡ ðð¡ð ðððšð«ð¢ðð¬ ð°ð’ð¯ð ðð«ððððð ðð«ðšð®ð§ð ðð¡ððŠ. ð
ð€¬ âTHAT’S RIDICULOUS, DONALD! YOU’RE SAYING I ‘CHOOSE’ A CYNICAL LENS?! JUST LOOK AT HOW MESSED UP THE WORLD IS!â ð€¬
To clarify, Iâm NOT saying youâre âchoosingâ any of the lenses you’re currently wearing, at least not consciously. ð
Often, weâve adapted to these lenses over time through our environment: from our family, from the books we’ve read, from the media we’ve consumed, and from the opinions of friends we’ve surrounded ourselves with. ð
As Jim Rohn said: âð ð°ð¶ ð¢ð³ðŠ ðµð©ðŠ ð¢ð·ðŠð³ð¢ðšðŠ ð°ð§ ðµð©ðŠ 5 ð±ðŠð°ð±ððŠ ðºð°ð¶ ðŽð±ðŠð¯ð¥ ðµð©ðŠ ð®ð°ðŽðµ ðµðªð®ðŠ ðžðªðµð©.â ð¥
Surround yourself with negative people, youâll soon become one too. Surround yourself with hopeful people, youâll soon have their hope rub off on you too. ð¥
ðð®ð«ð«ðšð®ð§ð ð²ðšð®ð«ð¬ðð¥ð ð°ð¢ðð¡ ðšð§ð¥ð² ð ðððšð«ð² ð¥ðð§ð¬, ð²ðšð®âð¥ð¥ ð¬ðšðšð§ ðð ð°ððð«ð¢ð§ð ðð¡ð¢ð¬ ð¥ðð§ð¬ ðð¬ ð²ðšð®ð« ð®ð¥ðð¢ðŠððð ð«ððð¥ð¢ðð². ð
After enough time, youâll take this Story lens to be a Fact and not just a Story. ð²
But herein lies the problem: ðŠððŒð¿ð¶ð²ð ð®ð¿ð² ð¡ð¢ð§ ðð®ð°ðð. â
ð
ðððð¬ ðð«ð ð°ð¡ðð ð°ð ð€ð§ðšð° ððš ðð ðšðð£ðððð¢ð¯ðð¥ð² ðð«ð®ð; ðððšð«ð¢ðð¬ ðð«ð ðð¡ð ð¥ðð§ð¬ðð¬ ð°ð ð°ððð« ðð«ðšð®ð§ð ð¬ððð¬ ðšð ð
ðððð¬. âª
Itâs the difference between saying a Fact about capitalism (âCapitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profitâ) versus saying a Story about capitalism (âCapitalism is exploitationâ). âïž
Capitalism is not intrinsically âexploitationâ nor âliberationâ; these are just Stories lenses weâve placed around them. ð
ððð ð¥ð§ð€ðð¡ðð¢ ððš ð¬ððð£ ð¬ð ðððð€ð¢ð ðšð€ ððððªðšð©ð€ð¢ðð ð©ð€ ðððððððð ð€ðªð§ ðð©ð€ð§ð® ð¡ðð£ðš ðð ðððð©, ð¬ððð£ ð€ðªð§ ð¡ðð£ðš ðððð€ð¢ððš ðšð€ ðð£ð©ð§ðð£ðððð ðð£ðšððð ð€ðªð§ ðšðð£ðšð ð€ð ðšðð¡ð ð¬ð ððð£âð© ððð©ðð€ð¢ ð©ðð ð¥ð€ðšðšðððð¡ðð©ð® ð€ð ð€ð©ððð§ ð¡ðð£ðšððš ððððšð©ðð£ð. ð€¯
ðð ððð£ ð£ð€ ð¡ð€ð£ððð§ ððð©ðð€ð¢ ð©ðð ð¥ð€ðšðšðððð¡ðð©ð® ð¬ðâð§ð ð¬ððð§ðð£ð ðð¡ððšðšððš. ð
When weâre unable to take off our glasses, we have a much harder time separating the Facts from the Stories about the Facts. When weâre unable to take off our glasses, we have a much harder time being able to truly understand other peopleâs points of view. ð
In turn, our empathy becomes replaced more and more with egotistical self-righteousness and moral grandstanding. ð¥
SoâŠhow do we solve this problem? ð€
ðð ð§ððð ððš ð¢ððð§ðð¢ðð² ð°ð¡ðð ðððšð«ð² ð¥ðð§ð¬ðð¬ ð°ð’ð«ð ðð®ð«ð«ðð§ðð¥ð² ð°ððð«ð¢ð§ð . ð
Here’s a list of just a few of the Stories currently circulating in our culture. ð
I must warn you: some of the Stories I list here you may wholeheartedly embrace, and the fact Iâm listing them here may make you feel like Iâm trivializing or invalidating you or other peoples’ personal experiences. ð
I can assure you that is not at all my intention here. So, please be aware of this just in case your emotional defenses jump up in protest. â€ïž
ð âðð©ðŠ ðððµ-ððªðšð©ðµ ð©ð¢ðŽ ðµð¢ð¬ðŠð¯ ð°ð·ðŠð³ ðµð©ðŠ ððŠð±ð¶ð£ððªð€ð¢ð¯ ðð¢ð³ðµðº!â
ð âðð©ðŠ ðð¢ð¥ðªð€ð¢ð ððŠð§ðµ ðžð¢ð¯ðµðŽ ð¢ð¯ð¢ð³ð€ð©ðº ðªð¯ ðµð©ðŠ ðŽðµð³ðŠðŠðµðŽ!â
ð âððŠ ððªð·ðŠ ðªð¯ ð¢ ð±ð¢ðµð³ðªð¢ð³ð€ð©ð¢ð ðŽð°ð€ðªðŠðµðº ð¥ðŠðŽðªðšð¯ðŠð¥ ðµð° ð°ð±ð±ð³ðŠðŽðŽ ðžð°ð®ðŠð¯!â
ð âððŠð®ðªð¯ðªðŽðµðŽ ðžð¢ð¯ðµ ðµð° ðµð¶ð³ð¯ ð®ðŠð¯ ðªð¯ðµð° ðžð°ð®ðŠð¯!â
ð âðð¶ð³ ð©ðŠð¢ððµð©ð€ð¢ð³ðŠ ðŽðºðŽðµðŠð® ðªðŽ ð¢ ðŽðªð€ð¬-ð€ð¢ð³ðŠ ðŽðºðŽðµðŠð® ð¥ðŠðŽðªðšð¯ðŠð¥ ð°ð¯ððº ðµð° ð®ð¢ð¬ðŠ ð±ð³ð°ð§ðªðµ!â
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ð “ððŠ ððªð·ðŠ ðªð¯ ð¢ ðŽð°ð€ðªðŠðµðº ðµð©ð¢ðµ’ðŽ ð§ð°ð³ðšð°ðµðµðŠð¯ ð§ð¢ð®ðªððº ð·ð¢ðð¶ðŠðŽ ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð±ðŠð³ðŽð°ð¯ð¢ð ð³ðŠðŽð±ð°ð¯ðŽðªð£ðªððªðµðº!”
ð âððªðš ðð©ð¢ð³ð®ð¢ ð¥ð°ðŠðŽð¯âðµ ð€ð¢ð³ðŠ ð¢ð£ð°ð¶ðµ ð©ðŠðð±ðªð¯ðš ð±ðŠð°ð±ððŠ!â
ð “ðð€ðªðŠð¯ð€ðŠ ðªðŽ ð³ð¢ð€ðªðŽðµ!”
ð âððªðð ðð¢ðµðŠðŽ ðªðŽ ðŠð·ðªð!â
ð “ððªððŠð¯ð€ðŠ ðªðŽ ð·ðªð°ððŠð¯ð€ðŠ!”
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ð âðð·ðŠð³ðºðµð©ðªð¯ðš ðžð³ð°ð¯ðš ðªð¯ ðŽð°ð€ðªðŠðµðº ðªðŽ ð£ðŠð€ð¢ð¶ðŽðŠ ð°ð§ ðµð©ðŠ 1%!â
ð âðð·ðŠð³ðºðµð©ðªð¯ðš ðžð³ð°ð¯ðš ðªð¯ ðŽð°ð€ðªðŠðµðº ðªðŽ ð£ðŠð€ð¢ð¶ðŽðŠ ð°ð§ ðžð©ðªðµðŠ ðŽð¶ð±ð³ðŠð®ð¢ð€ðº!â
ð âðð·ðŠð³ðºðµð©ðªð¯ðš ðžð³ð°ð¯ðš ðªð¯ ðŽð°ð€ðªðŠðµðº ðªðŽ ð£ðŠð€ð¢ð¶ðŽðŠ ð°ð§ ðŽð°ð€ðªð¢ð ð«ð¶ðŽðµðªð€ðŠ ðžð¢ð³ð³ðªð°ð³ðŽ!â
ð “ðð§ ðºð°ð¶ ð¥ðªðŽð¢ðšð³ðŠðŠ ðžðªðµð© ð®ðŠ, ðºð°ð¶’ð³ðŠ ð¢ð¶ðµð°ð®ð¢ðµðªð€ð¢ðððº ð¢ðšð¢ðªð¯ðŽðµ ð®ðŠ!”
See some Stories you recognize? ðââïžð
By sharing this list, Iâm NOT here to say which Story lens has more validity to them. Iâm also NOT here to say each Stories lens is equally accurate or equally useful. Theyâre not, and it’s why we need Facts. ð
But thatâs NOT what this post is about. ð¯
ðð¡ð¢ð¬ ð©ðšð¬ð ð¢ð¬ ð¬ð¢ðŠð©ð¥ð² ððš ððŠð©ð¡ðð¬ð¢ð³ð ðð¡ðð ðð¡ð ðððšð«ð¢ðð¬ ð°ð ððð¥ð¥ ðšð®ð«ð¬ðð¥ð¯ðð¬, ð«ðð ðð«ðð¥ðð¬ð¬ ðšð ðð¡ðð¢ð« ðð«ð®ðð¡, ðð¶ð¹ð¹ ð ððŠðŠðð©ððð¬ ð±ð¶ð°ðð®ðð² ðµðŒð ðð² ðð²ð² ððµð² ððŒð¿ð¹ð±.
ð If you wear a Story lens that all men are sexist, misogynist pigs, youâre going to have a very hard time seeing any man in a positive light.
ð If you wear a Story lens that all police officers are racist, sadistic authority figures, youâll assume every police altercation that includes people of different races to automatically be about racism.
ð If you wear a Story lens that all protesters are rioting, anarchic looters, youâll assume every property destroyed during a protest to automatically be the cause of protesters.
ð If you wear a Story lens that all white people are racists, youâre going to see racism in every interaction with a white person, regardless if itâs there or not.
A perfect phrase to summarize this: âðððð€ ðð§ð ð²ðšð® ð¬ð¡ðð¥ð¥ ðð¢ð§ð.â ð
But…wouldn’t YOU rather decide what it is that you’re going to seek? Wouldn’t YOU rather decide how you’re going to see the world? Wouldn’t YOU rather decide what glasses you’re going to wear instead of having someone else force you to wear theirs? ð¯
It’s time to take back control, donât you think? ðª
ð ðð ð§ððð ððš ð¢ððð§ðð¢ðð² ð°ð¡ðð ðððšð«ð² ð¥ðð§ð¬ðð¬ ð°ðâð«ð ðð®ð«ð«ðð§ðð¥ð² ð°ððð«ð¢ð§ð .
ð ðð ð§ððð ððš ðªð®ðð¬ðð¢ðšð§ ð¡ðšð° ðšð®ð« ðððšð«ð² ð¥ðð§ð¬ðð¬ ðð¢ð¬ððšð«ð ð¡ðšð° ð°ð ð¬ðð ðð¡ð ð°ðšð«ð¥ð.
ð ðð ð§ððð ððš ðð ð°ð¢ð¥ð¥ð¢ð§ð ððš ðð«ð² ðšð§ ð§ðð° ð©ðð¢ð«ð¬ ðšð ð ð¥ðð¬ð¬ðð¬.
ð£ïž âDONALD! WHY SHOULD I DO THIS WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS?!â ð£ïž
Because youâre not doing this for others.
ð ððšð®âð«ð ððšð¢ð§ð ð¢ð ð¬ðš ð²ðšð® ð¡ðð¯ð ðð¡ð ðððððð ððš ððð€ð ðšðð ðð¡ð ð ð¥ðð¬ð¬ðð¬ ð°ð¡ð¢ðð¡ ðð«ð ð©ðšð¬ð¬ðð¬ð¬ð¢ð§ð ð²ðšð®.
ð ððšð®âð«ð ððšð¢ð§ð ð¢ð ð¬ðš ð²ðšð® ð¡ðð¯ð ðð¡ð ð
ðððððð ððš ðð¡ðšðšð¬ð ðð¡ð ð ð¥ðð¬ð¬ðð¬ ð°ð¡ð¢ðð¡ ððð¬ð ð¬ðð«ð¯ð ð²ðšð®.
ð ððšð®âð«ð ððšð¢ð§ð ð¢ð ð¬ðš ð²ðšð® ð¡ðð¯ð ððððððð ðšð¯ðð« ð²ðšð®ð« ð¥ð¢ðð, ð¬ðš ð²ðšð® ð§ðš ð¥ðšð§ð ðð« ð¡ðð¯ð ððš ðððð¥ ð¥ð¢ð€ð ð ð¯ð¢ððð¢ðŠ ðšð ðð¢ð«ðð®ðŠð¬ððð§ðð ðð®ð ð¢ð§ð¬ðððð ð ðð«ððððšð« ðšð ð²ðšð®ð« ð¬ð®ðððð¬ð¬.
Because the alternative is to fall back asleep, to allow yourself to forget you’re wearing glasses, and to return to a place where you’ll continue experiencing needless suffering. ð¢
After all, in this place your Stories are in control of you. ð
SoâŠstaying awake sounds like a better option, doesn’t it? ð
You got this! And before you know it, youâll be looking back on the old Stories you use to carry, looking back on those 2 Stories of Capitalism, and you’ll truly understand when I say to you: âThese are ð«ð¶ðŽðµ Stories!â ð
ð ðð ððð ððð ððððððð ðð ðððð ððððððððð ð
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(2 Stories of Capitalism credited to Jonathan Haidt)