Real fun 2

Reality is better than illusion, but the forces keeping us in illusion are strong.
In the political debate it is easier to accept and endorse the preconceptions of the voters than to challenge them.
Often we love our preconceptions and we feel very hurt when they are questioned.
Popular mass media like movies and television used to justify false ideas, keeping the viewers slightly intoxicated in illusion.
However times change, and it is good to see that some political traditions are becoming obsolete. The change in leadership in USA might be very important. A new era of realism would be most welcome.
In mass media, the extreme expansion with all new channels, Internet and other means for production and distribution, in itself opens up for a broader story. Reality is more fantastic than fiction.

Rules and anti-rules 2

The law production in the world is intense. International, national, regional and local authorities are busy. They want an orderly world. Very nice.
Global interdependence and Internet are new fields and thus fields for new laws.
Both these factors, awareness of global dependence and Internet, are positive. By themselves they should make laws better. Better knowledge in general and better information about conditions everywhere, concerning human rights, violence, resources, environment, climate, health and so on will diminish the opportunity to impose unfair legislation.
Whatever you do, and wherever you are, there is always someone watching you.
Historically, rules have a bad reputation. That is fair enough, as rules seldom have been fair. They have been biased, for example in order to keep the rich rich.
As long as laws are biased, there are always anti-rules. To break bad rules is not only good but sometimes even a mission.
But some rules are good. And breaking them always gives bad effects. To find these rules is difficult. It challenges tradition, habits and maybe even the spontaneous attitude of the population.