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Why being basic solves more problems than it creates...

A lot of people criticise being basic as being "uncool" or "arrogant" but life is not about being cool, it's about surviving & thriving in your environment. I've seen how people overcomplicate things that are just 1 + 1 = 2 basic. As a person, you need food & shelter hence my proposal of the first three departments in my utopia being a Department of Food Security, Department of Water Security, Department of Shelter. It's not copied anywhere, it's just from personal experience of what I believe is human necessity. I see the need for being basic in a lot of things, politics & technology being two. We see monarchs as outdated but seldom go back to basics to understand the real historical role of the monarch. Technology in our world is controlled by capitalist forces so the dream of a solar-powered Optimal Energy Joule on the streets of South Africa is unlikely to happen as long as people are still getting wealth from oil no matter how practical the green vehicle vision is. I'm not against capitalism but when it's stifling human development & technological advancements, we have to question how much we really need some capitalist practices. When capitalism goes to the extreme, it does become like a communist dictatorship, maybe worse. I'm not going to go into a communism versus capitalism thing right now because these two ideologies can both be employed depending on the circumstances. I love a free market regardless.

Ultimately, it helps to be basic & uncomplicated so you don't become a nuisance to people who are simply sensible.

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