Arrogance

So, in a tractor/trailer and many other vehicles, I'm sure, there is what's known as a governor.  It's a regulator, often working by controlling the amount of fuel  going towards the engine. This keeps the driver from being able to torque the thing out and have it barreling down the road at the speed of sound. It saves fuel and makes for some cost-effective means of controlling what cannot be controlled from afar. 

Some computer systems within the work environment are often programmed with some sort of 'governor'. This prevents workers in the office environment from surfing the web, spending the day on Facebook, downloading porn, and IMing the hot chick in accounting all day. The systems in place help ensure the work expected to be done is really done. 

Well, it seems humanity also has some sort of 'governor' in place. It works like a sort of kill switch in the event things start getting too heady and rushed. It seems this governor is an emotional response programmed into the human emotional spectrum, primarily in place to ensure either, A: Humanity does not get too far, too fast, and accomplish too much without some sort of check and balance, or B: Should humanity reach a point of uncontrollable danger to its environment, it can take itself down and out. 

Are you with me so far? 

I know this can be rather unusual to ponder and certainly uncomfortable to confront, but it seems fair to assume the emotional response of Arrogance is there for a good reason, but humanity wouldn't like to accept it for what it is. 

Much of what humanity does, feels, and experiences is for the benefit of the species, but it is the purpose of this treatise to claim the emotion of Arrogance is in place to take us down, or out, if necessary. Arrogance is there to ensure humanity does not overrun the planet (and eventually, anywhere else) without some proper and solid preparation and a complete assessment of the potential future. Further, Arrogance is in place in the event Nature takes the notion that this humanity thing has gone too far. 

Allow me to explain. Arrogance is what ensures our financial and economic systems only serve well a small percentage. If the typical blue collar worker was taking in a discretionary income allowing for plenty of toys and material possessions as well as a secure future for him and his children, allowing for vacations, retirement and plenty more children, then the world's resources would be placed in a  state of shock. Therefore, Arrogance ensures only a top minor percentage of people attain such luxury and that those below that percentage squander with what's left. It seems predatory, and it is, but this arrogant stance prevents humanity from overrunning the planet. 

It's Arrogance that ensures the common man cannot speak up and out when there are those like the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Eun, to speak on their behalf. The complete Arrogance of those in lofty positions of power and influence ensures there's always the possibility we can see to the demise of humanity before it threatens all else. In fact, the study of the human condition allowing for such conditions is intriguing at the least. Most recognize North Korea as a dictatorial state wherein the population is under the complete control of the state authority. Well, how this is not seen as a pure hostage situation is difficult to imagine, but what's even more fascinating is how the world's freest countries look at the situation as little more than sad and unfortunate for those there. But would there be some action taken to free an entire country's population from the megalomaniacal actions of one arrogant lunatic whose been convinced these people exist for the sake of his existence? Nope. Not even a blink of concern. 

Furthermore, the freest of countries experience their level of this dynamic. It simply amazes some to watch the actions and behavior of others when they're in proximity of high-level politicians (they're just politicians, but there they go), celebrities, artists, and even the weather man, for the love of Pete. If the person in question is one recognized widely, there must simply be something amazing about them. While it could be true that there just might be something amazing about them, it's common for them to develop a level of Arrogance, and this facilitates their insulation from being overwhelmed by their admirers. But the high-level Arrogance on a national level could very well be the key to all of human history. This could be so because Arrogance, which joins with territoriality, forces continual borders between lands and an inherent distrust between them. This fosters the open potential to continual conflict and therefore potential war, and this dynamic assists in the management of the human population. 

So, if humanity was not harboring a high level of Arrogance, there would be too many amongst our far-reaching population consuming far too much in resource, and the level of camaraderie amongst the world's peoples would facilitate a vast potential for population growth, inundating the world's resources even further. 

So, if you're ever bothered by some arrogant asshole who comes across as one of the most irritating people you've met, take a moment to recognize their uncomfortable emotional attitude is actually good for the universe as a whole as well as the overall quality of life for this planet's nonhuman residences.