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Layer 3. Universal Truth. Society’s Lies. Truth Part 4
Figments of The Imagination
“How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined.”
— Yuval Noah Harari
As the Sun comes out each morning, the blue dress group wakes up to start their day the same way the gold dress group does. They begin their routines by heading off to work, but first, they stop by the gas station to fill up and pay for the fuel. From there, some hit the Starbucks drive-through and buy a cup of coffee.
One gold-dress group member even notices the employee’s tattoo at the drive-up window and says, “Hey, I like that gold-dress tattoo on your arm.” But the employee looks at the gold dress member and replies, “Thanks, but it’s actually a blue dress.” Regardless, the gold dress member still pays for the coffee, even tips the blue dress employee, and then heads off to work.
When the gold dress member arrives at his job, he enters his workplace, which is surprisingly filled with hundreds of people from both political sides of the blue and gold dress parties. But yet, here they are, all working together towards a common goal as if they set aside their differences while on the clock for B&G Corporation. It also happens to be a Friday on this exact day, so people appear to be in good spirits. Many of them are happy because the weekend is about to begin. But nearly all of them are in a better mood because it’s also payday.
On payday, several blue and gold members are laughing and joking around with each other. They have civil conversations that include topics about their family, friends, what they will do that weekend, and even how they will spend their paychecks.
But what causes such disagreeing members of society to work together as though they are not enemies? Perhaps a clue is when one blue dress member says to a gold dress member, “We may not agree on the color of the sacred dress, but at least we agree on the color of money.” Ah, there it is — the universal truth. Money seems to be a unifier that holds society together.
