Abundance, Nature, and Harmony
We've tamed the abundance in the state of nature to make creativity our natural way of being
In the beginning humans lived in a state of threatening abundance.
There were seemingly infinite predators and innumerable threats to human survival.
Life was chaotic.
But as humans adapted to their environment they gradually became more like it in its abundance.
Humans multiplied to match, and eventually surpass, the number of the threats in their environments.
And as populations grew so too did what makes humans most human -- their ideas.
In this way humans took what makes them distinct, brought it into the world, and became one with the world they naturally inhabited.
Human creativity evolved to match the creative abundance of the natural world.
And this is why capitalism is such a success for humanity.
Capitalism -- or better yet open markets ,entreprenuralism, and mutually beneficial exchange -- incentivizes and affords people the ability to act in so many different ways. And all of these different ways of acting collectively mirror nature’s infinite number of organic innovations.
And they’re just as beautiful in their variety as nature is in hers.
As proud people then living in harmony with nature we should do more to preserve this natural state and accelerate its outgrowth.
More people.
More ideas.
More markets.
More business.
More diversity.
When people embrace this abundance mindset -- not the fake abundance of socialists who want to create more stuff so there’s more to redistribute -- then more people will be happily harmonized with a truly natural way of life: living in prosperity.
Zigmund Reichenbach has an M.A. in Philosophy from West Chester University and works as a professional advocate for less government. You can help him combat bad ideas in politics and philosophy by donating to his work athttps://ko-fi.com/zigmundreichenbach .
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