The Spice We Mistake for Poison

f asked to diagnose society's ills, I would say the root cause of most, if not all, of humanity's problems boils down to polarity, the arbitrary divisions that are imagined and prevent us from unifying as a collective whole. Typically, those characteristics leveraged to keep us divided are nugatory, trifling, amplified such that we encounter others with our hands firmly grasping a war club when we should approach with an open heart and a willingness to embrace the new. At a minimum, we should be setting aside any biases that could hinder human connection. Well, not just human connection, but affiliation with all beings, not just those similar to us. Unfortunately, a society connected across strata would undermine those in positions of authority who keep a stranglehold on power by inflaming the people over arbitrary characteristics.