What exactly is Rebuilding Eden all about?

That’s a tough question. Not because its one that I don’t want to answer, but because it is difficult to answer. Rebuilding Eden is an effort to save the world. There, I said it, bold as can be. Save the World.

Oh, so its a Religious site?

Nope, fooled you. The name Rebuilding Eden doesn’t come from the bible, it comes from my hometown, Eden New York. Not that my little hometown is in need of rebuilding, though it could use a good coat of paint in some areas, Rebuilding Eden isn’t about rehabing a small town. Rebuilding Eden is about identifying what ails us as a society, at both the micro and macro levels, and finding ways to fix the problems.

How do you hope to do that!?

Well, the world has been trying to make things “better” since the dawn of time, but I’m afraid that our continuous “improvements” have pushed us to the point that we no longer function as a society. We function as individuals to some degree, we function as corporations, nations and various other entities quite well. We seem to fit in quite well as part of a machine.

What’s wrong with being part of a machine?

We weren’t made to be part of a machine, we were made to be part of humanity. Humanity was made to function within society. Society run amok breeds machines. Machines are generally lead by very few people, influencing enormous masses of people. This concentration of influence leads to a failure to think among humanity and one day you wake up and realize that the society you are living in is full of unthinking zombies.

Whoa, you’re starting to sound a bit anarchistic here…

I don’t want anarchy. I don’t want to strip down corporations or overthrow governments.

Ok, so what is the approach?

Ignore them. If we ignore governments, their NGO (non-governmental-organizations) counterparts and other rigidly structured machines, they will change or fail all by themselves.

Why not change work to change the system we have?

People have been working to change the system they have for the past 500 years. Hasn’t worked out so well this far, has it. Unfortunately those who control the system also control their education and other influencers. Most of them think they are doing a good job and are doing it for the good of the people too. They simply do not know how poor of a job they are doing. If you want to run around in circles trying to fix a broken system, knock yourself out. I think my time is better suited educating people what they can truly achieve if they stop picking from the meager selections they are being offered and decide to reach for something truly worthwhile.

So, that’s it. Ignore “the system” and build a better world for yourself outside of it?

Yep, that’s it. Simple as can be.