231. Therefore, different groups can interact with each other.
Due to this vocabulary flexibility, people who appear to be engaged in completely different activities can interact with each other.
- People who practice natural farming.
- People who teach yoga.
- People who operate environmental NPOs.
- People who deal with hemp.
- People who provide healing services.
- People who teach about the law of attraction.
- People who are creating eco-villages.
- People who talk about non-duality.
- People who sell organic food products.
Each ideology is not the same. However,
- Nature.
- Universe.
- Energy.
- Circulation.
- One's true self.
- Harmony.
You can share words like that.
Therefore, it tends to overlap as a human network.
232. Human networks mix ideas.
- Ideas are not conveyed only through books.
- Events.
- Workshops.
- Festivals.
- Retreats.
- Yoga classes.
- Natural farming experience.
- NPO activities.
- Local events.
- Social media (SNS).
- Relationships with friends.
In such a place, people interact with each other. There, someone who says "I practice natural farming" meets someone who says "I practice the law of attraction."
From the perspective of natural farming, the phrase "leave it to nature" is used. From the perspective of those who attract things, the phrase "leave it to the universe" is used. As a result, the ideologies of both sides gradually mix. Such informal transmission of ideas is surprisingly important when considering intellectual history.
233. No one is designing the whole thing.
When understanding this culture, one might think, "Who created these ideas?" However, it is likely that no one designed the whole thing. The thinkers of New Sort probably did not envision a Japanese womb-centered spirituality 100 years later. Fukuoka Masanori also did not intend to create high-priced attraction seminars. Indian Advaita philosophers did not try to create an idea like "money will come even if you don't work."
Each person was thinking about a different problem. Those problems were connected within the culture.
234. The evolution of ideas is somewhat similar to the evolution of living organisms.
This phenomenon is easy to understand if you consider it in terms of the "evolution" of ideas.
- A certain word spreads.
- It combines with another ideology.
- The combination that is accepted by people remains.
- Unclear parts disappear.
- Attractive aspects are emphasized.
- It becomes shorter, making it easier to spread on social media.
And, ideas that adapt to the cultural environment will survive. There is no need for someone to design everything.
235. "You don't have to try hard" is a very adaptable phrase.
In that sense, the words "you don't have to try hard" are very powerful.
- It resonates with people who are tired.
- It is connected to self-affirmation.
- It is connected to the law of attraction.
- It is connected to femininity.
- It is connected to non-duality.
- It is also connected to a return to nature.
- It is also connected to anti-work ideology.
Furthermore, it is short and easy to share on social media. Therefore, apart from ideological accuracy, it has a very high cultural survival ability.
236. "Let it be" is also a highly adaptable approach.
Similarly, the phrase "to entrust to space" is also powerful.
- It has a weak religious aspect.
- There is no need to believe in a specific god.
- It also has a slightly scientific feel.
- It is also mysterious.
- Failures can be explained.
- Successes can be explained.
- Meaning can be given to coincidences.
- Anxiety about the future can be reduced.
Therefore, it can be connected to various ideologies.
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