Are governments chasing financial success?  As far as I understand most governments are spending way more than they're collecting in tax revenue, which is alarming considering that so much infrastructure needs to be repaired or rebuilt. 

I think part of the problem are suburbs. Suburbs cost way more in infrastructure than they bring in.  We all need to rethink housing to avoid bankrupting every government. 

The hybrid approach creates bureaucracy. 

a) Help people in struggle.
b) But only those who are really in struggle, so we have to put a rule to that.
c) People found a loophole to the rule, so we have to put another rule in place.
d) Some of the people we thought were in struggle, aren't really struggling, they just pretend. We need another rule for that. 

And so on. I still believe it can be done, and that eventually it will be balanced out. Also, I don't think that there are many people out there that try to abuse the system on purpose. I read quite a few articles stating the contrary. There also was a great incentive in Marienburg in Austria I think, where they put people into work - everyone who could went to work, even though they did not receive too much extra on what they were getting. 

I don't think that everyone wants to be an artist. I think many people would be happy to work the field or the garden in the morning, and write some articles in the afternoon. Or paint. Or make music. 

That is in danger, though. The erosion of values within the current system, which destroys community and favors solitary, will lead more and more towards an anti-social society. Neo-Liberalism didn't win when it got crazy with privatization - but it is still winning the long race. 

My wife used to work for a small party store as a second job when we were first married.  It was interesting the stories she would tell about people gaming the social support systems that the government has put in place.  It also changed her stance politically as well.  She didn't flip flop or anything like that, but she can definitely seen some parts of both sides now.

> Are we doing what is required for a stronger, healthier society - or are we improving the status quo system - the one that is failing?

I'd like to think that my work as a teacher is helping society forward, but outside of teaching hours I don't treat myself with the same courtesy. I've been most stagnant the past 3 years. Sure I'm building connections in the music world and going to more shows for coverage. 

But after 5 years writing about music and events, I still don't have a very active consumer base for my written material. People would rather see Toks and Reels than be forced to read prose. The silly little AI editor always tells me I write too advanced for the ordinary reader. Too many sentences over 20 words, too many sophisticated words.

Am I turning off the average EDM lover with articles that are too advanced for their thinking. I sure hope not, because I've never felt that dumbing things down is a benefit to the general audience. Maybe I am expecting too much from my target audience, but so it is. Hope you enjoy the read at moonlvnding dot com!

If my memory serves me right, it was Francis Bacon who argued that human happiness would not be achieved through religion or politics, but through technological advancement.  
Yet your point about seeking a middle ground between excessively efficient control by machines and human freedom is interesting.  
So: What would Taraz "add value" in that utopian world?  
Today, many people do not work: some due to innate laziness, others due to a lack of motivation (they find jobs detestable or feel overexploited); and some through passive rebellion, given the well-known high levels of government corruption in many countries.  
So: What would Taraz @tarazkp "add value" in this dystopian world that many no longer believe in?

Dear @tarazkp !
In East Asia, the hypothesis that the Earth can support 8 billion people is common.
So, Governments in East Asian countries are pursuing policies to reduce population under the logic of economic development.

East Asian rulers argue that population reduction is necessary for efficient production, consumption, and distribution.
They argue that a declining population will provide people with more resources and opportunities.

Dear my bro @tarazkp !
I'm sorry I don't understand your wonderful English sentences!😂

Way to go Tar!💪🏼
Can we be friends and follow each other?
I have things to learn from you

It's easy for men to go on a diatribe about the state that some people live their lives, after all men overwhelmingly created the mechanism in place that are failing, while breaking all the rules along the way.  Maybe if they'd stop breaking all the rules they could stop going on rants about the state of other people's lives.

Broken system cannot be fix if the problem within the sytem cannot be corrected. Corruption in the government must be corrected and have to be addressed properly and people should learn to be independent from social welfare. And this will only happen if the government will do something good for the society. I thought issues like this only exist the Philippines. I still believe Finland is an ideal country for migrants. 

If there is a chance to work, people should work. The state should provide the working environment. Otherwise, that country will become poorer and no one will work.

I agree that people should take responsibility and try to add value to society instead of just relying on social support. It is important that we take charge of our lives and not expect governments to always come through for us so that we won't be disappointed.  In the part world, our governments don't even care whether you are living or existence.  You will have to provide almost every you need, including health that should be priorise by the government.  I think the government is the same anywhere, though, but our is even worse.

There are several interesting elements in the publication that, hopefully, can be read not only by those in power, but also by many people who live at the expense of social security. And, I am not referring to an 80 year old who cannot fend for himself, there are others who have the possibility to improve their economy and do not do it.

It may be a harsh phrase to get off the chair and go out to look for food, but it is true.

Here we have one that people have become accustomed to be like the bird, with its mouth open waiting to be fed.

I am not talking about governments because you explained it very well.

I would only add that if we understood that nobody will give us what we need and that the future and the present depend on our effort and will, many of the existing problems would disappear and we would live much better.
In the end, parasites are harmful, both for health and for societies.

Happy weekend.
Excellent publication.
Thanks for sharing.

Cheers and greetings.

In the future, technology will free most people from work. But what will these people do? I think only a small percentage of people will develop and contribute to society. The vast majority will be consumers of content and legitimate pleasures.

Some people are used to live off of social security as they only care their daily needs, if the stomach full or not.