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Response from fellow Greenfield neighbor
I have some ideas about the Utopia. In my mind, I am hoping and looking
for the high technology world without thinking of any stress behind.
I don't care about the stress and realise that the pressure in city has
already become a reality. But every one has differnet thought, some might
just wants to go back to the Middle-age and enjoy the natural world.
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| Is absence of stress something to be strived for in Utopia? What
are the positive and negative aspects of stress? It promotes acting
conservatively, which may be valuable as a brake on changing too fast.
But then, what is the line beyond which we change too fast? (Changing
too fast is certainly possible. Consider the rate at which drugs
are allowed to be marketed by pharmaceutical companies. We would
not want unproven or untested drugs sold as safe, only to find they cause
cancer.)
It can certainly be motivating, but perhaps we can relinquish stress as a motivator if we have something else that is more benign, positive and effective. Prolonged stress has been shown to be unhealthy. And for most people, stress is not usually pleasant. Exceptions, such as stress before and during competition or performing, do exist. A possible delineation between "good" and "bad" stress is whether the situation causing stress is chosen or imposed, although even this is not perfect. Certainly external stress is involved in any corrective situation, like prison. |
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