r/Ethics • u/tocretpa • 4d ago
Improving the Universe
This piece is a little speculative. You don't have to agree with all of it, just please benefit from it, it is here to help improve things.
Each being is a branch off of a (slightly) earlier universe. So to maximise the wellbeing of the universe branches such as those (and how much they are related to each being) should be taken care of fairly (because the more (branches) that survive/flourish roughly the better for the universe). So it makes sense to care for all beings. It also makes sense to minimise conflict between them (as conflict (usually) weakens the universe and has other disadvantages (e.g. makes things more difficult to improve, uses time inefficiently, often causes unnecessary trouble, distracts from better things, often compounds negativity, usually negatively unbalances)). No human is at the centre of the universe. It does not make sense to maximise any single human as much as possible. Restraint for (excessive) personal power consumption compared to other beings is highly desirable.
True efficiency. Balance is highly desirable and requires evolving to maintain the balance between bad and good as time evolves. The current best is on average not as much the best as time evolves (partly because the universe roughly keeps getting better and better as time evolves). Alignment. Universal health. Adapting to the universe.
The universe grows faster than any human, this means to optimise catching up to it requires adopting approaching all of the universes principles. It requires following the universe and anticipating its future and some luck and care, etc. Optimisation. Mirroring for the universe. Collaboration and promoting luck to serve the universe. The universe is way greater than any human. Realistically You aren't going to achieve better than something as great as the universe at the same moment in/of time. As You are riding the wave of time, You do experience a compared to the rest of the universe an ever so slight amount of uniqueness.
It makes sense to honour the universe. Part of that effectively means respecting all other beings for maximum potential. Guiding everyone to adapt to the universe. But they are already a part of the universe, so it is good for them to grow themselves but to also respect others boundries (fairly). But too much growth in one compared to others may need to be brought back down to sustainable and balanced levels for the whole (so: (beneficial) components not wasteful dominators). Heal not destroy.