The Manifesto (Part 2 of 2: Bird Capitalism)
What follows is the manifesto written to accompany the typography pieces — preserved exactly as written, in full self-important glory. The typography pieces are embedded throughout. "The educated imaginator" thanks you for your time.
Philosophy and science are often justifications utilized by the supposedly powerful in order to maintain their grasp over society. In 1869, when Darwin proposed the idea of “survival of the fittest,” in which organisms most adjusted to their environment would be the most successful in the long run, it was promptly repurposed as a foundation for segregation. As such, philosophies are now becoming scapegoats and misconstrued to serve the purpose of a modern and supposedly advanced society. Given this deep rooted tendency for allegatory behavior, it is imperative that the constructs upon which the history of mankind has been built be placed, not under a critical microscope, but within an expansive grey. This area of conclusional insufficiency is the ladder with which we may extricate ourselves from the bottomless pit of polarization and misconception in order to delegate decision making to the individual’s perception rather than a collective and restrictive mindset.
Approaching this issue is certainly a challenge on the part of this distinguished author, one who has challenged the notions of society over a meritorious tenure. It seems as though colleagues, most of whom are not of particular distinction to academia, are unaware of the benefits of disparate discourse. Rather, they believe in the standardization of captivity within their social lens, creating a bubble of disillusionment with the world. The proposition that constructs are a result of mass consciousness rather than power imbalances is one that revolts them, creating a disregard for the virtue of the dilemma.
Swan diving into the grey can be done with grace -- the concept of capitalist tendencies being akin to societal doom shall be proven not only false, but outright absurd. To state that capitalism, or the economic system by which industry is privatized in a free market, is inherently negative is a falsehood given the theoretical benefits proposed. Free market economies provide the ability to pursue success independent of governmental influence, thereby allowing for a societal structure based on merit. Yet this theory, supported by economic forefathers such as Adam Smith, has transformed into a hydra that rears its ugly head to hinder progress, meddling with every aspect of western culture -- from the law to education. It is not an uncertain concept -- the idea that capitalism is now a potential destructor of worlds; rather, it is imperative that true theory be put into practice rather than allow it to turn into an all-encompassing and misconstrued foundation of the world. This is where the beauty of the unknown lies -- in the hands of those with the foresight to understand the nuances and potentials of a concept that functions, at its root, to serve the progress of mankind.
Herein lies the proposition of the dive; a built world of evolution not limited to the development of the homosapien, but in which other creatures are given the right to transform beyond their current status as victims of human greed and development. In this proposition, sans restriction, other inhabitants of the great blue planet have evolved to exhibit characteristics such as technological advancement capabilities, language creation, and communication beyond species. Given the critical argument that capitalism and its subsequent hierarchical structures are unnatural, it is possible to imagine a situation in which these same structures are implemented in the non-human contributors to the world, thereby allowing for a dive into the extent within which the corruption of the ideal would occur. Pertinent queries include, but are not limited to, whether these species would continue to exhibit their currently natural tendencies, such as flock mentality and food chain hierarchy. Narrowing the subject for the sake of clarified hypothesis, the created world can be viewed through the often overlooked aviary species of the hummingbird, a symbol of luck that can translate to the hope of grey understanding on the part of the educated imaginator.
The unfortunate complication to said postulation is that of education, for it is not possible to assume an understanding of the literal or fantastical on the part of my colleagues, many of whom have stifled their creativity in the pursuit of supposed knowledge. Allegorically, this quandary is akin to leading a horse to water without the physical ability to ensure it quenches its thirst -- the blind audience may refuse to utilize this author’s aid in alleviating the restrictions of purportedly advanced philosophies. And yet, we must march on with this lack of cessation, utilizing an expansive figment of our imagination to reflect the benefit of fundamentals within the realm of historically affected modernity.
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