I often think about how democracy has become too powerful. It seems like a vast system has taken over values it didn’t originally create—like freedom of speech, voting, and participation. These values existed in many societies even before Western-style democracy appeared. In fact, we can see examples today where some non-democratic societies still enjoy a high level of freedom of expression and shared decision-making. So why does the West keep pushing this strong version of democracy? This is something I keep wondering about.
I don't particularly enjoy writing. For me, the natural space for ideas is dialogue, like any act of communication. Good ideas are born in dialogue and only later find their way onto paper in one form or another. Ideas flow through oral culture, growing like a small tree. They evolve, change, and adapt as they are shared. Every conversation, every verbal exchange, enriches them, adding layers of meaning and nuance over time. Many philosophers and writers did not practice writing. Socrates, never wrote anything himself. He believed that true philosophy should be practiced through oral dialogue, not static writing. Our knowledge of his ideas comes primarily through his student, Plato. The same applies to both the Buddha and al-Hallaj, Michel de Montaigne (often expressed doubt about the value of writing) and Ludwig Wittgenstein (who believed that words could never fully capture reality.) On the other hand, writing has preserved history for us. Through it, we have captured the past, r...
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