In game development, the greatest challenge we faced was in aligning the vision of the team so that we could work together to create a great product, rather than working against each other, each, in the pursuit of our own aim.
For too many years, we wasted extraordinary energy pulling aginst each other when we could have accomplished much more by pulling with each other.
To broadly generalize the times we now live in, those on the left fear order and are pulling away from all the systems they no longer trust, e.g., police, government, industry, and much more. Historically, Democrats were the champion of the blue collar worker, believed that power of the Federal government could be wielded to solve problems, and would have been shoulder-to-shoulder with police in opposition to anyone who would threaten those who put their lives on the line every day to serve us.
Those on the right fear the chaos of our times, and are desperate for increased order. Only in our times could a presidential candidate post on December 7th, a day that has long been held sacrosanct by all sides, and declare that we need to block members of a particular faith at out our borders in order to maintain order. To stand against one of the founding principles of our country -- the separation of church and state -- and to instead declare that the need for order is higher than our principles; that is something to be feared.
Both sides are radically and willfully blinded to the truth.
If those on the left consider: Do we need less order, are we seeking additional chaos in our lives? Only those who seek harm for their country and their fellow citizens could conclude "we need further chaos." Instead, they might conclude: "we need better solutions." Hence, the resonance of Obama's "Change" messaging. It might bring chaos, but what supporters believed more was that the system is broken, the people in power are corrupt and leading us astray, and we need better leadership and better solutions; "change we can believe in."
Those on the right should honestly consider: Do we need more order, do we need less chaos in our lives? The vast majority of us live very ordered lives, and should be grateful for the orderliness of the world around us. Too many are too quick to point to others' lives as a means of justifying their perspectives on the need for additional order. But, in fact, if we look broadly at people across the U.S. and across the world, and perhaps most importantly, across history, we live in one of the most ordered places in the most ordered time. It's not about seeing the glass half full rather than glass half empty, it's about realizing that although 1% of our citizens control more than half the wealth, more than 99% of our citizens enjoy order every day. For the problems which remain, we don't need to fight against chaos, we need to improve the systems that are operating today. We need better solutions. And hence, the power of Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Both sides are right. Both sides see a need for better solutions. But they're so blinded by the fear of the opposition that they burn time and energy in flight from those fears.
Rather than battling against what we don't want, we all need to start focusing on what we would aim to achieve together.
We can do more. We can do better. And working together, we can make American (and the rest of the world!) greater. Period.
Only solutions. Clear visions.
https://youtu.be/Byp9gZlOc7E
For too many years, we wasted extraordinary energy pulling aginst each other when we could have accomplished much more by pulling with each other.
To broadly generalize the times we now live in, those on the left fear order and are pulling away from all the systems they no longer trust, e.g., police, government, industry, and much more. Historically, Democrats were the champion of the blue collar worker, believed that power of the Federal government could be wielded to solve problems, and would have been shoulder-to-shoulder with police in opposition to anyone who would threaten those who put their lives on the line every day to serve us.
Those on the right fear the chaos of our times, and are desperate for increased order. Only in our times could a presidential candidate post on December 7th, a day that has long been held sacrosanct by all sides, and declare that we need to block members of a particular faith at out our borders in order to maintain order. To stand against one of the founding principles of our country -- the separation of church and state -- and to instead declare that the need for order is higher than our principles; that is something to be feared.
Both sides are radically and willfully blinded to the truth.
If those on the left consider: Do we need less order, are we seeking additional chaos in our lives? Only those who seek harm for their country and their fellow citizens could conclude "we need further chaos." Instead, they might conclude: "we need better solutions." Hence, the resonance of Obama's "Change" messaging. It might bring chaos, but what supporters believed more was that the system is broken, the people in power are corrupt and leading us astray, and we need better leadership and better solutions; "change we can believe in."
Those on the right should honestly consider: Do we need more order, do we need less chaos in our lives? The vast majority of us live very ordered lives, and should be grateful for the orderliness of the world around us. Too many are too quick to point to others' lives as a means of justifying their perspectives on the need for additional order. But, in fact, if we look broadly at people across the U.S. and across the world, and perhaps most importantly, across history, we live in one of the most ordered places in the most ordered time. It's not about seeing the glass half full rather than glass half empty, it's about realizing that although 1% of our citizens control more than half the wealth, more than 99% of our citizens enjoy order every day. For the problems which remain, we don't need to fight against chaos, we need to improve the systems that are operating today. We need better solutions. And hence, the power of Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Both sides are right. Both sides see a need for better solutions. But they're so blinded by the fear of the opposition that they burn time and energy in flight from those fears.
Rather than battling against what we don't want, we all need to start focusing on what we would aim to achieve together.
We can do more. We can do better. And working together, we can make American (and the rest of the world!) greater. Period.
Only solutions. Clear visions.
https://youtu.be/Byp9gZlOc7E
