GAME OVER GUYS
It’s time. I like that catch phrase. For it is time for humans to shift from the male model of running things to the female model. The male model has run its course and becoming embarrassingly obsolete. That doesn’t mean “men” are obsolete, but only the functional model they used to run the world since the beginning. Think about its origins.
In the beginning, we humans were fragmented into small tribes struggling for survival. Strength and domination were critical to live. Conflict was with other tribes and the elements. Creating barriers to attacks and providing resources were key. Leading was controlling and directing. The leader protected and fought for safety. The leader was unquestioned.
Can you see that extrapolated into our recent history? Maybe World War II was the pinnacle of that model. Masculine attempt to dominate the whole world, and the mass destruction that brought. We were at a turning point, and we are now realizing that. It was the last male hurrah. Now it is time.
It is time to move to the feminine model of running life. This is the life of cooperation instead of competition. It is support instead of domination and control. It is integration instead of separation. It is a lowering of boundaries, instead of building them. It is a sharing, instead of possessing. We are in the midst of a grand transformation.
I saw all this in manufacturing. The shift occurred 50 years ago, as the Japanese realized that the feminine model made cars better. They integrated, connected, cooperated, shared, learned, supported, linked, and educated all aspects of making a car, and transformed making things. A clear sign that the feminine model simply works better in a complex world.
We now have the confluence of events that is perfect for an awakening to this. Masculine misuse of power around sex. Masculine misuse of power in policing the black community. Masculine fear of the LGBT community. Masculine disregard of the economic inequality. All this is the last, desperate struggle of the male model to hang on, to retain power and control. And now we have a President who epitomizes this absurdity. It could not be more perfect.
It is time to shift the world view. It is time to embrace and support rather than fight and separate. It is time hug and not hit. It is time to see others as humans and not all the definitions we have been conditioned to believe in. We are coming into a new era and the old will kick and scream and claim the end is near. And it is, for their way of looking at the world. And this WILL happen, simply because the world works better this way, and ultimately, things that work better, flourish. I saw it in the world of making things, and now we all get to see it in everyday life. It will not be easy. But, welcome to the world of the feminine model. And goodbye to the male model of life. IT IS TIME. Tlane 1/17/18
Tom…..this is one of your best blogs. (I may think that because I agree 100%:) Since the presidential election I have been certain the “male model” is gasping for its last breath. This belief makes it much easier to watch as the transition unfolds. Thank you for writing this.