Top Cat

The desire of the common man is to be in charge, on top of the world, a fat cat, above his peers. But this is, of course, not a tenable ethical position, for not everyone can be above his peers. It is an ideal that isolates us from society.

This is not, by the way, an example of the Kantian Universalized Ethic. He said that any ethical principle only works if it works universally-- such as "Do not steal" only works if it is universally applied without exception. My example above is simply a point of fact: Not everyone can be on top. Not everyone can be above average. Not everyone can be the best. Simple mathematics: Not all the numbers can be One.

True freedom gives life to all, not just to self.