The "design" argument for the existence of gods is probably the best one. It says, "Things in nature look as if they were designed so there must be a designer or designers out there."
Whether or not this is so, it gives the practice of design by humans an exalted status. Of all human activities, it is the most godlike. At the very least, designers ought to belong to the class of angels. They have the power to affect everything that goes on in the world. In a way they are omnipresent.
But, alas, they are clearly not omnipotent. For the most part, designers seem to be servants of corporations. How did it happen that, instead of ruling the world, designers are servants?
I think it has something to do with the existence of money. Designers, being primarily concerned with how things should work (and look) do not give first priority to the accumulation of money. This leaves the economy in the hands of those who give primary importance to collecting money. They use money to establish immortal entities (known as "corporations") with the purpose of making more money. The money class and its immortal entities arrange for selected people to run the non-profitable activities of the society. That is called the "government."
The immortal entities entice the designers to make things that will bring in the most money and thereby keep them going forever.
We can conclude from this that the best way for designers to take a more prominent role in the leadership of the world is for them to concentrate more on accumulating money, on creating their own immortal entities and on playing a more important role in government.
A wonderful shortcut might be to have a designer elected as President of the United States or to have designers with law degrees take over the Supreme Court. Congressmen and Senators do not seem to have much of a function these days so it would probably be best for designers to stay away from those positions.
Whether or not this is so, it gives the practice of design by humans an exalted status. Of all human activities, it is the most godlike. At the very least, designers ought to belong to the class of angels. They have the power to affect everything that goes on in the world. In a way they are omnipresent.
But, alas, they are clearly not omnipotent. For the most part, designers seem to be servants of corporations. How did it happen that, instead of ruling the world, designers are servants?
I think it has something to do with the existence of money. Designers, being primarily concerned with how things should work (and look) do not give first priority to the accumulation of money. This leaves the economy in the hands of those who give primary importance to collecting money. They use money to establish immortal entities (known as "corporations") with the purpose of making more money. The money class and its immortal entities arrange for selected people to run the non-profitable activities of the society. That is called the "government."
The immortal entities entice the designers to make things that will bring in the most money and thereby keep them going forever.
We can conclude from this that the best way for designers to take a more prominent role in the leadership of the world is for them to concentrate more on accumulating money, on creating their own immortal entities and on playing a more important role in government.
A wonderful shortcut might be to have a designer elected as President of the United States or to have designers with law degrees take over the Supreme Court. Congressmen and Senators do not seem to have much of a function these days so it would probably be best for designers to stay away from those positions.
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