three premises of a Solution

PREMISES
i have held a few basic premises had for a long time in pursuing what came to be the darkness conjecture.

1. indigenous culture is vastly superior to industrial culture and is to be taken as a model and minimal standard for any proposal for action. this fairly quickly led to the idea of:

   original culture: at one time, people lived in total accord with human nature, in what i call "original culture" (in contrast with both industrial and indigenous culture). for example, we ate a frugivorous diet. happiness, health, *very* long life prevailed. no war or environmental despoilment. cultural fulfillment. basically shangrila. see http://andrewdurham.com/myth-of-three-cultures/

2. restorability: this way of life can be restored. We are fundamentally unchanged in our nature and potential. first it is approached by removing the obstacle of psychosis and with it, all the maleficial habits that arise from it (living in square buildings, overwork, consumption of toxins, wearing clothing, over-intellectualism, technology, etc, etc.) then this way of life is filled out by recharging and exercising every dimension of the beings of people by ordinary, healthful living and probably spiritual practice, as well as worldly engagement.
3. means are ends: how it is done must match the benevolent character of original culture. for example, since suffering characterizes the problem, pleasure and joy must characterize the solution. to sleep in absolute darkness, for example, is the greatest luxury i have ever experienced. besides being pleasant, other design constraints i had, as a lazy person, for any proposed solution were that it be: simple, cheap, quick, and replicable.