Yes, Swissalyst,
This whole guru phenomenon could run its course. Although, I think human beings will always search for meaning in their lives and sadly, I think there will always be people who try to use and exploit others, for power, money, fame, sex, whatever.
It seems to be the way of the world.
Look at the way the world is now, with global capitalism reining supreme. (Not that I am a die-hard socialist or anything!) We see a lot of ruthless charismatic leaders trying to manipulate people. I am thinking of the whole phenomenon of "fake news" now. You no longer no what to believe anymore, it's all very confusing for the average person.
Isn't this some kind of brain-washing type of thing going on? People just give up, because they are confused, and then they become compliant. The government can do whatever they like, once citizens are compliant.
I'm actually not even all that interested in politics. But I do see the whole "guru and followers" scenario as some kind of microcosm for what is going on in the world at large. People are confused, they look for answers, then they end up following someone who tells them that they know all the answers! Only in many cases, that person does not know sh-t from clay.
But some of these charismatic leaders know exactly what the are doing...they are ruthless sociopaths. It's all about power.
This whole guru phenomenon could run its course. Although, I think human beings will always search for meaning in their lives and sadly, I think there will always be people who try to use and exploit others, for power, money, fame, sex, whatever.
It seems to be the way of the world.
Look at the way the world is now, with global capitalism reining supreme. (Not that I am a die-hard socialist or anything!) We see a lot of ruthless charismatic leaders trying to manipulate people. I am thinking of the whole phenomenon of "fake news" now. You no longer no what to believe anymore, it's all very confusing for the average person.
Isn't this some kind of brain-washing type of thing going on? People just give up, because they are confused, and then they become compliant. The government can do whatever they like, once citizens are compliant.
I'm actually not even all that interested in politics. But I do see the whole "guru and followers" scenario as some kind of microcosm for what is going on in the world at large. People are confused, they look for answers, then they end up following someone who tells them that they know all the answers! Only in many cases, that person does not know sh-t from clay.
But some of these charismatic leaders know exactly what the are doing...they are ruthless sociopaths. It's all about power.