Am I mad, or is it the rest of the world that is mad?

In response to an Observer article, "We all pay a high price for the houses of the super-rich" on the madness of the London property market, by Nick Cohen

Link to article and thread at The Guardian.

"Am I mad or has the world gone mad?"

The world hasn't "gone mad", Nick, it always has been mad. And most of the time WE are mad too. It is just that some of us have occasional flashes of sanity, when for a moment or two we recognise the madness for what it is, before slipping back into the comforting familiarity and conformity of it all.

One of the biggest mistakes modern man made was giving himself the name of Homo sapiens (rational man); another, was believing it.

One has to maintain a sense of humour, of course (for sanity's sake!), but I'm not joking. We live, and participate, in a mad, mad, mad world.

Which is why, despite all the current concern, we are still not facing up to the "Sustainability Problem" (including global warming), with the consequence that we are rapidly heading towards catastrophe, and possible extinction.

But how to face up to the madness without losing one's mind?

I could be deceiving myself, of course, and others, wanting to hang on to the "insanities of normality", will dispute it vigorously, but I believe that I have had, far from complete, but at least a little success in doing this.

Take a look at my homepage and judge for yourself: http://www.spaceship-earth.org

"Uncommon sense vs the Insanities of Normality": http://www.spaceship-earth.org/PoS/Uncommon_sense.htm

To: Comment at the Guardian Re: Am I mad, or is it the rest of the world that is mad? Date: Sunday 19 November 06

In response to an Observer article, "We all pay a high price for the houses of the super-rich" on the madness of the London property market, by Nick Cohen Link to article and thread at The Guardian. "Am I mad or has the world gone mad?" The world hasn't "gone mad", Nick, it always has been mad. And most of the time WE are mad too. It is just that some of us have occasional flashes of sanity, when for a moment or two we recognise the madness for what it is, before slipping back into the comforting familiarity and conformity of it all. One of the biggest mistakes modern man made was giving himself the name of Homo sapiens (rational man); another, was believing it. One has to maintain a sense of humour, of course (for sanity's sake!), but I'm not joking. We live, and participate, in a mad, mad, mad world. Which is why, despite all the current concern, we are still not facing up to the "Sustainability Problem" (including global warming), with the consequence that we are rapidly heading towards catastrophe, and possible extinction. But how to face up to the madness without losing one's mind? I could be deceiving myself, of course, and others, wanting to hang on to the "insanities of normality", will dispute it vigorously, but I believe that I have had, far from complete, but at least a little success in doing this. Take a look at my homepage and judge for yourself: http://www.spaceship-earth.org "Uncommon sense vs the Insanities of Normality": http://www.spaceship-earth.org/PoS/Uncommon_sense.htm