Integral Economy Emerging?


Okay, maybe it's a little too hopeful . . . But, I can't help but feel like we are seeing and hearing at the very least the first signs of realizing this necessity all at once amidst the tides of this current crisis.

In another blog post I pondered the capitalist/socialist quandry created by the government bailout that nobody seems to like but which, whatever the multifarious possible political motivations, one big factor is true: if something isn't done we're all in trouble. (Hence socialism, but there are many other socialist factors.)

Following that we had multiple other countries follow suite in some way. Basically what we saw was something of a pluralistic response. When the stock market made it's historic recovery a few days ago I read at least one quote saying something to the effect of joy at the global response that we are all helping each other can cannot do it without one another. i.e. no "us" and "them," both an attitude and a practical response of just "us." (I don't mean to suggest that everyone is seeing and understanding these things suddenly from green levels, although in some instances this most certainly may be the case. What I really mean is that just the systemic behavior reflects these evolutionary factors. So, while not necessarily a LL change, what we may be seeing is some real LR change.)

Then today, foreshadowing the possible future of regulations, Bernake says this: `There are too many firms that are in some sense systemically critical.''The idea being that there should be some regulation against this. This strikes as a leap, potentally, from orange to teal. Massive individual growth (orange) it is realized, can eventually lead to entire system failure. All the eggs are in one basket, and if that basket runs out . . . no more eggs. Whereas, a more holonic system, distribution of eggs is more balanaced. One basket breaks, far less impact on the entire system.

In short, if we would come out of this thing riding a much more teal economic system . . . that would be great! Not only because it would be a step forward from orange, but because it might save us from a long and painful LR evolutionary endurence of green economics (as certain to collapse as . . .).

We're definitely going to see more green economics in the coming years, but it might just be helped by the fact that there is such powerful loathing for it present already, teal will come sooner.

Maybe we are even seeing the emergence of it just now . . .