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Humans are liars; systems are dehumanizing. More precisely, humans are interested in preserving themselves, including their ego and social standing. One example of this is when we say "humans are liars" we are not thinking of ourselves, but projecting it to Others. And when I say "we" I'm distancing myself from the Others as well, because otherwise there would be negative focus on me. And when you read "I" you are being distanced from your own guilt, because I'm an Other to you. I don't benefit from calling myself a liar (which isn't always true, anyway, for anyone), and neither does anyone else profit from calling themselves liars. It's rational to preserve yourself given the circumstances. Should we change humanity or change the systems? Which side you consider the problem is political. >Transparency enables to uncover defects, if information and data is available without restriction, there is no use in lying about it or covering it up. This sounds like it should be true, but it's not. People can not accept certain revelations, and "increased transparency" about people's flaws just makes everyone dislike, hate or despise each other. This, too, is a human flaw. |