stages of human development

stage 2: self-interested mode

stage 3: communal mode

stage 4: systematic mode

This seems to be under threat in the current progressive zeitgeist.

stage 5: fluid mode. reminds me of cycling through mental models based on their pragmatism

mental model analogy

I love rawls' veil of ignorance

the critique is accurate but the proposed solution is destructive. this is similar to jordan peterson's argument that the left always recognizes the problem, but does not know how to fix it. needs the right to cooperate (the right refuses to recognize the problem, fights to preserve hierarchy) - russel brand jordan peterson interview

moving forward requires a synthesis of left and right