There's a reason I prefer to NOT
work with the General Public.

It's really quite sad how lazy and ignorant people can be.

You know the difference between someone that screams Fix it! Fix it! Fix it! and one that provides even moderate support? The ability to look, read or god forbid... use Google!! Few people have the fix for everything stored in their head...they just know how to look it up.

This may seem a bit crass, but it's the honest to god truth. I worked directly with the general public for many years and it's rather scary the amount of people who don't even think to try to look into it themselves. Sure...not everyone knows everything, but it truly seems that the Service Economy has made people honestly think they don't have the capability to at least try very basic things.

Ignorance can be helped with learning and effort. Lazy is doomed.

This is why we can't have nice things!

For decades I've thought on ways to setup an attempt of a Utopian society. Yes, yes...I know nothing can ever be perfect. However, that shouldn't ever keep us from trying to be better.

Regardless of what I came up with, I was never able to get around one major issue: Selective Population!

The more politically correct way to phrase this is "Who gets in?" While this may sound elitist, or harsh...in reality it's the exact same thing we do when hiring people for jobs. You don't let every applicant start working for you...you chose those with some skills, drive and ideally match well with the structure and people you have in place.

Now I really don't want to get into specifics on my "Utopian ideas" here. But this selective population issue really effects so many different ways that anyone could approach this. There's always going to be some limitation of (tangible and non-tangible) resources are your society's disposal. It's one reason why so many rail against Universal Basic Income (UBI,)paying everybody enough to get buy without working...driving people to be lazy, since they don't need to be working.

When starting anything new, getting impactful returns (monetary or not) on limited resources is extremely important. Just like a company looking to fill a position, the best candidates are sought after, with the lesser ones being given a rejection letter.

So tell me...if you were trying to apply to a "Utopian Society"...what would you put on your resume? How could you try to show your worth in an evaluation process? I bet if you didn't even bother to read the instructions provided to you, you won't get very far.

My Point out of all this...

The one nugget I'll give you from my own "Utopian" ideas is that:
People shouldn't HAVE to be told what to do! It's really their own job to figure this out.

Yes, this is a generality since we all have moments of frustration, lack of knowledge, etc. However, there's a HUGE difference between:

• the person that actually stores the information for next time...so they can try to handle it themselves
• and those that are right back into "Fix it! Fix it! Fix it!" mode time after time, on the exact same issue

If we want a world where the population is free from governments, banks, or whatever...You HAVE to take some responsibility for yourself! At some point Lazy needs to be called out!

Show at least a little effort! Pay attention when someone shows or tells you the first time...read instructions...maybe even try to research it yourself. Yes, I know we can't expect everybody to know everything...but they can't be afraid of a little failure.

Failure isn't the problem...lack of effort is!
Laziness is what's keeping you ignorant!

Ask for help after that first failed attempt to read up or Google your problem. Get used to that slight feeling of frustration...it's a good thing! Then you'll know at least one way to NOT go about it and ideally gain a better understanding when you are helped.

There's no room for those that Don't Even TRY in my Utopia!

Click HERE for a list of All my Guides!

Image Sources:
Fix it meme
People Clipart
Edison Quote