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[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 18 points 2 days ago

The Fr*nch bastardized the concept of wuwei and called it laissez-faire. Wuwei has personal, social, and political dimensions to it while laissez-faire is just capitalists whining about having to pay taxes.

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago
[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Western Libertarianism: 1) Destroy all government 2) Effectively legalise murder 3) Accidentally revert to feudalism 4) Whoops

Eastern Wu wei: 1) Organise self-sustaining governance structure 2) World collapses around you 3) Win?

[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

President Xi just sitting on the wall above an open gate playing the harp

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Heaven is eternal, earth is everlasting.
The reason they can be eternal and everlasting
is that they do not foster themselves;
that is why they can live forever.
For this reason sages put themselves last,
and they were first;
they excluded themselves,
and they survived.
Was it not by their very selflessness
that they managed to fulfill themselves?

...

Very great leaders in their domains
are only known to exist.
Those next best are beloved and praised.
The lesser are feared and despised.
Therefore when faith is insufficient
and there is disbelief,
it is from the high value placed on words.
Works are accomplished, tasks are completed,
and ordinary folk all say
they are acting spontaneously.

Source

[-] HarryLime@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Basically describing a flow state.

[-] Ithorian@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Chad Marx has good video that actually gets deep into the concept.

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

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