Summ Blog #5

Rationalization

From what I can understand from what is proposed by Max Weber, rationalization is somewhat like turning the people of a society into an assembly line. for me this appears to much of a hindrance for the health of the society as a whole. I know it might sound like the top one percent's argument at first, but let me explain.

The saying, "let everyone have the opportunity to fail" may seen a bit harsh, but it is what leads to the advancement of a society, in my opinion. Case and point, out of all great achievements and inventions, none of them were perfect on the first attempt. the process of trial and error is how any intelligent being refines an idea to make it stronger or better. By this process, the failures are the reason to try again.

How does this apply to rationalization you might ask? That's because from what I can tell of the ideology of rationalization, is that it limits the possibilities of invention are creative alternatives. It does this because that is the result when you completely regulate and organize a society into a perfectly neat and organized system.

Now, on the opposite side of the scale from rationalization, is as I see it, is anarchy. Now for obvious reasons, anarchy also hinders the processes that allow for invention and advancement. So logic should infer, that the best is a combination of both so that a central position on the scale can be established. to maintain this position some form of government is needed.

Unfortunately a part of the identification of Rationalization, is that the longer a governing body exists, the harder it is to change. Meaning that after a while, the government that was set up will have a difficult time adjusting to maintain its purpose. With out an answer to "How do we make a government that wont degrade?" is answered, I see any and all societies either in a stalemate or in decline. That isn't to say that no advancement is possible, it's just that not as much as could is occurring.

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