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| So, when did humans forget the Golden Rule is "do unto others as you would yourself."
The rule was so important, it was backed to gold. As in, the better deeds somebody did, or the better they were for the community (ie: survival), the more coins they got flipped.
| Somewhere along the way, we began to equate having more gold to being a better person. Then slowly, over generations, the meaning behind "why we use gold" was lost. Just having more became good enough.
Then we needed the gold. We killed and enslaved for it until only the idea of gold remained. Our gold became paper. Our paper, a number. We continue to crave more.
| Why? More means you can live longer. Happier. You can get a nice house. A pretty car. You could even trade your numbers for a spouse in some circumstances.
But we forgot the point. The gold itself never had value. You can't eat it. It makes poor tool. Gold doesn't burn or break rocks well (it's too soft). It can only be melted into useless things.
| So why carry a useless rock? Because it was a gift from someone who mattered. Somone who helped you survive. Even if they didn't. It was a reminder of kindness.
Incase you never noticed. All the "rules of Earth" were made by ordinary people. We only chose one to back to gold.
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| We've definitely forgotten the difference between wealth and money.
| Alan Watts says it well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akRw58tExk4
| Did your ID change 3 times while you were posting?
| I don't think the golden rule is very useful. Most people think being treated the way I want to be treated is rude as fuck and either condescending or weird depending.
I think treating others with kindness and respect would be a much better rule.
| >>371480 welp, I would like to be treated with kindness and respect, so thats what I try to give. We're all just people sharing a rock in space.
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| This is gonna be long so bare with me plox.