The red pill or the blue pill question in The Matrix, a movie I really enjoy (the 1st one that is) represents, for me, the question, or continual enquiry, do you choose to see the world how you have been conditioned to think it is, or do you choose to see it how it actually is?
This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. Morpheus – The Matrix (1999)
For some time now I’ve had a bit of an identity crisis when it comes to this site, my personal blog. What is the underlying theme of my writing, should I write about business, my philosophy on life, both, or what?
I’ve begun writing business related articles on my company website, so that pretty much frees me up to write here about the way I see the world. Given the choice I would take the red pill.
How about you?
With today’s calling of the Australian federal election it’s an auspicious time to question the status quo. Over the next six weeks we’ll be subjected to election promises, mainstream media bias, fear campaigns, and to a large extent a lack of real integrity that will result in a shuffling of chairs and positions in a parliament largely made up of the same people.
The people who chose to take the red pill will be questioning the real intentions of candidates and parties, squirming about the obvious contradiction between democracy and the fact that we really only get two parties to chose from, and enquiring who will be wielding the actual influence on a the government, it’s members, or policys, and where these influences come from.
The people who choose to take the blue pill, and its a fair choice, will make their decision in accordance with the way they see the world, and more likely get the result they usually get.
I just get a strong sense that all is not what it seems, always have.
Secured by
I hear what you are saying, but remember that all change is not for the better. 50/50 chance it gets worse, if you look at it pragmatically. Let’s take your example – If we had kept with the blue pill at HP, we wouldn’t have had the double trainwreck of Carli and Mark. Red pill is a roll of the dice.
I’m not questioning change so much as I’m questioning our view of the world. Change is inevitable and yes not always the way you anticipate it, but the question the red pill or blue pill poses is; do you see the world how you’ve been conditioned to see it, or do you see the world as it really is?
I drink the blue kool-aid but I'll take the red pill.
Hey JC, yeah, Howard Devoto said “a frightening world is an interesting world to be in” (Magazine, Because you're frightened – 1980) now I'm showing my age…
I tend to agree with him.
Nice website mate, love your photos. Have you been to Port Stephens NSW at all?
Hi Damien,
An interesting post. I think I was force fed the red pill at birth and often think, given the choice, seeing the world how I see it now, I would take the blue one. Of course, I actually wouldn't, because is ignorance really bliss?
I think you're spot on with your sense that all is not what it seems and I feel all will get clearer over the next few years. Let's face it, the real powers that be are starting to become less bothered by doing what they do in secrecy. You just have to look at the fact that our (so called) PM was blatantly put there by the mining companies.
Looking at it all from the brighter side for a moment, at least these are very interesting times we are living in. A time when everything can change in less than a blink of an eye.