The modern and technologized society isolates the needs that are only pieces of the human's holistic existence and living, and creates emotional unbalance for man. Modernity has gifted us with all sorts of amazing inventions, from sliced bread to self-driving cars, and the wonders of the internet and indoor plumbing. Unfortunately, the particular combination of all these modern wonders has also resulted in some fairly frightening trends in psychological and emotional problems. There are more than 200 classified forms of diagnosable mental illness. The most common psychological and emotional problems facing the world today are ones that you’re probably well aware of, but that also receive the smallest amount of attention in the media and among friends: egotism, narcissism, entitlement, depression, and dissatisfaction.
In the US POTUS is a prime example of this particular disordered personality. He is a clear and present danger to many others.
I am attaching 1 of my 5 articles in this regard.
Rich
Our current and rapid phase of exponentiality is a period of high instability, although it can end up in a more advanced state of human cooperation (gradual transition from the dominant win/lose to win/win models).
With respect to your query, I am sure that the inner limits of mankind will be tested: http://users.utu.fi/rakahu/jkl/erwin.html
This 'testing process' comes with a great and broad spectrum of medical pathologies,
in terms of physical and mental health.
As human mentalization (from external stimulation to internal response) is behaviorally dominated by the values of egotism, materialism and anti-theism (to cite E.Laszlo from the mentioned book/1980/directly), only an ethical change of value preferences (priorities) can decrease the statistical significance of the many epidemic pathologies.
A new 'theology of creativeness' is needed to overcome the modern diseases of body and soul.
Since human wants are insatiable, more approaches in technological rhythm must be involved. And since prevention and safety are always ensured, I think more goodness lie in our feet.
@ Ajibola do you think, thus, that Man - as individuals - is not at all threatened by the technological development and even if it would be so, this situation is due to his own over- satiation?
@ Richard , of course, paranoia has a great deal in our times as expressed in your shared text, and the actual Coronavirus crisis places us near to Neanderthal ages. But, can we say that it is also 'us' to blame for this vision of frustration and anger, or the leverages society builds, for example, TV serials with endless motifs of Earth devastation and apocalyptic sceneries, some grew by us in our yards following blindly them?
In medical/clinical care we are reducing folks to carbon, monetary and digital units, thus dehumanizing them.We then are largely ignoring the psychosocial components.
Here is my article in regards to this theme.
Rich
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Phytochemistry
- Extracts