Culture
We can talk about culture on an abstract or more specific level. On the one hand, we do have a certain Zeitgeist in our time. That in turn manifests itself through specific mediums like music, museums, art, entertainment, and literature. A societies culture reveals the collective spirit. That image can be beautiful or ugly, depending on the society observed.
Guiding Principles:
Traditions
- Discourage traditions that cause harm
- Counteract religions hostile to art, like Abrahamic faiths
- Restrict use of impractical clothing
- Discontinue unmeritocratic systems; like monarchies
- Prevent capitalism from hijacking customs and traditions
- Physical religious relics/locations have no spiritual value
Degeneracy Prevention
- Culture is an honest reflection of a peoples aspirations
- Beware how culture can normalize deviant behavior
- In favor of cultural freedom, but not relativism
- Foster a culture where leisure is utilized wisely
- Cultivate ambition and delayed gratification
- Separate higher from lower pleasures, promoting the former
- Against evolutionarily retrogressive sexual attitudes
- Males are the historical proponents of sexual promiscuity
- Ironic that most religions impose strict control of women
- Ban pay-for-sex occupations
Reason and Logic
- Ban gambling, and increase basic math skills in society
- Promote scientific thinking
- We need unbiased/independent journalism
- Assure honesty through reasonable laws
Identity Development
- Foster an international mindset
- Culturalization should be key part of education
- Nurture and promote both masculinity and femininity
- Accommodate the role culture plays in identity politics
- Respect how culture and health (physical/mental) link
Freedom of Speech
- Specially fund writers who want to publish anonymously
Language
- Establish English as first language in all countries
- Incentivize cultural actors to publish in English
Business and Industry
- More public-private partnerships
- Even publicly funded media must adapt to changes
- Promote competition in media
- Motivate transition from paper to electronic books
- Not only modernizing, but also very ecological
- Breakup monopolies in publishing industry
- Especially related to educational sector
Physical Health
- Boost cultural initiatives promoting healthy behavior
- Make exercise and fitness key part of culture
- Build bicycle-paths and public exercise parks
- Ban sports that encourage injury towards self or others
- Particularly where force is directed towards the head
Engagement and Activism
- Increase volunteering
- Incentivize donations to cultural causes
- Support local, national and international competitions
- Culture should not have to cow-tow to party politics
- Public funding should not shackle/frame creativity
Cultural Landmarks
- Rationally regulate conservation/restoration efforts
- Public safety and health > nostalgia