Facebook and Twitter are not the Worst of Big Tech

Let's not mince words here; Facebook and Twitter are both unethical as all hell and monopolistic to the bone (which big corp isn't???). But, in my humble view, they are not the worst of Big Tech. I'd say that unholy award goes to Google and Apple. After all, no one has to to through Facebook or Twitter to access the internet.

So why Google and Apple? Because those two megacorps are now collectively THE gatekeeper of the internet. And it's the mobile paradigm which enabled this sorry state of affairs to come about. Those who have so short-sightedly shifted their primary internet usage to mobile devices are now subjects of the App Story Duopoly of Google (Android) and Apple (iOS). Those two giants are now effectively gatekeepers of the entire mobile internet; both of them can decide exactly which apps are and aren't allowed for users to download and use. Sure, on Android devices users can opt to use third party apps and app stores, but by doing so they're opening up themselves to a lot of malware risks, and besides that, most "normie user" (i.e. the non-tech-saavy multitudes)can't be bothered with wandering off the plantation that is the theme-park-style basic usability of their devices. But I digress. Apple and Google are judge, jury and executioner of everything mobile.

The best thing we can hope for in the US at this point is significant anti-trust legislation (not holding my breath here) that would effectively dissolve GoogleApple's app store juggernaut. Meanwhile, those of us who actually give a damn about internet freedom can stick to using desktop devices (i.e. PCs, laptops, ect.) for the bulk of our internet needs. IMHO, mobile devices should never be relied upon for anything beyond quick on-the-go conveniences while away from the home or office, but that is neither here no there.

Absolute Good cannot exist in the Material Universe

The idea that Absolute Good can exist in the Material Universe is perhaps the most literal understanding of the aspiration of "bringing Heaven to Earth." Going by the wisdom of the great sages of gnosis (East and West), we come to the simple conclusion that the ultimate object of this aspiration is fool's gold and any serious attempt to bring it to fruition will manifest as some form of utopian delusion of grandeur and thus only result in a magnificent disaster.

Why? Because, the Material is inherently a mixed realm; it's an place where light and darkness, order and chaos, knowledge and ignorance, ect., both coexist. The Material is the ultimate battle arena. As long as there is darkness, chaos and entropy, there will be change and flux. Under these conditions, the forces of Order will never be able to maintain the same form for a very long period of time. Entropy (decay) eventually gets the best of anything solid.

From the Gathas (Hymns) of Zarathustra (Zoroaster), Yasna 30:

3: Within the conscious mind of man there are the Twins, those two mentalities which talk among themselves: in thoughts, words and deeds, these two mentalities greatly differ in that one is supremely better and the other supremely worse; those people who are possessed of good understanding are able to discern Truth from falsehood, but for those of who lack understanding, they are unable to make this discernment and thus fall prey to the wicked mentality.

4: When these two mentalities intermingle, both life and destruction result; And as long as the cycles of life and destruction exist, this mixed state of affairs will persist in one way or another; The worst mind is that of the wicked and the best mind is that of the person who earnestly cultivates Truth.

What he's talking about here is consciousness in general and how we can conceptualize there being two fundamental poles toward which consciousness can be oriented. The highest is the Divine Light of the Spiritual realms far above the Material. And the lowest is the the most base, chaotic and bereft of Divine Light; that which can only look down toward matter.

Ultimately, a conscious being here in the Material must go inward and get in touch within their Divine Spark in order to draw on the Light of Truth from the higher planes. Absolute Good does exist in the highest of planes; such a place that is totally uncorrupted by chaos, disorder, ignorance and entropy. Even the highest of ideals eventually become corrupted here in the Material. We see with Zarathustra's own teachings, which originally espoused in the form of purely philosophical principles; the dualities he expounded upon were concepts. Only later did his teachings undergo the typical process of perversion and degradation. What begun as a simple duality of consciousness devolved into mythological doctrines full of comic book dualism; the sort of childish dualism that eventually rubbed off on the Abrahamic religions. Dualist dogma makes for quite potent narrative propaganda political and priestly elites can utilize to frame themselves as the ultimate good guys, and anyone who opposes them as being the servants of cosmo-demonic forces.

On a more mundane level, the pursual of rigid Order is another pitfall that must be avoided. Eternal Earthly Order is the conservative cousin to Libertine Utopianism; both result in foolish and destructive ideologies, which always become consumed by their own shadows. Rigid Order results in tyranny, stagnation and the total inhibition of creativity and innovation. To employ a Jungian dichotomy here, we could say that an obsessive devotion to Order will only aggravate and bring forth the chaotic forces of the Unconscious. Obsessive devotion to Order almost always involves the snuffing out of any perceived enemies of whatever that Order is imagined to be. That old saying, "if you stare into the abyss to long, it just might stare right back at you," is quite apropos regarding this topic.

The better way of coping with chaotic life in the Material seems to be embracing the Golden Mean, which is the happy medium between excesses. Of course Order needs to be maintained to keep the forces of chaos at bay, but there needs to be many outlets of benign chaos to be permitted among the people. An individual or community cannot keep chaos in check if they become consumed by that chaos. This why we will always need a balance between things like: right/left, rules/permissiveness, novelty/repetition, work/leisure ect. Basically, enough Order to keep the whole thing held together, and enough chaos to make the endeavor sufficiently fun and dynamic. Meanwhile, seekers can pursue the Absolute Good within themselves and on their own terms.