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Systems-Theory Analysis
of Survival Intervention Modes: A Study Based on a Druidic Parable The druid’s parable: Imagine a 70Kg individual
riding a normal bicycle. He can do it without a problem. Image a 700Kg
individual trying to ride a normal bicycle. He’s too heavy and will crush the
bike. Imagine a 35Kg individual trying to ride a normal bicycle. He’s too
weak and will fall off. Everyday dualist intervention is designed to help the
latter two riders to be able to ride the bike. So, the 700Kg individual’s
weight is reduced to 70Kg. Then he can ride the normal bike. The 35Kg
individual’s weight is increased to 70Kg. Then he can ride the normal bike.
In both cases the individuals are changed and by so doing their sovereignty
is impaired. After all, each chose to be what they are (DNA issues apart) and
have a natural right to remain as they are. The druid’s intervention is
different. As a monist he grasps the fundamental equivalence and perfection
of all emergents and so cannot interfere with the
choices and outcomes of the two individuals who can’t ride the normal bike.
What the druid does is help them recover and restart their initial state
adaptation capacity so that each can invent a bike that suits their particular requirements. Abstract This
paper presents an operational analysis of two systemic approaches to
resolving survivability-function mismatches in beings encountering
environmental challenges. Using a parable featuring individuals attempting to
ride a bicycle, it contrasts dualist and monist orientations as practical
survival intervention strategies. The analysis further clarifies that the
dualist approach serves immature, dependent beings within a giver-receiver
framework, whereas the monist approach serves mature, autonomous beings
within a self-creation framework. No metaphysical or ethical constructs are
invoked; the study remains strictly within systemic, operational terms. 1. Introduction When
beings engage environments with functional demands exceeding or misaligned
with their intrinsic survivability configurations, operational system failure
can result. Two primary intervention strategies exist to correct such
misalignments: ·
External modification of the
being to fit a predefined functional norm (dualist orientation). ·
Internal restoration of the
being’s adaptive capacity to create a function appropriate to their nature
(monist orientation). This
essay analyses a parable modelling these strategies and situates them within
developmental and systemic worldviews (Weltanschauungen)
appropriate to stages of dependency and autonomy. 2. The Parable of the Bicycle The
parable presents three subjects: ·
A 70kg individual rides a normal bicycle
successfully. ·
A 700kg individual attempts to ride and
crushes the bicycle. ·
A 35kg individual attempts to ride but is
too weak and falls off. In this
model: ·
The bicycle represents any functional
apparatus necessary for environmental engagement. ·
The individual’s weight symbolizes
survivability configuration—the internal capacity for system engagement. Survivability
success or failure is determined by the fit between the individual’s system
parameters and the environmental function. 3. Dualist Orientation: External Conformity Strategy In the
dualist operational model: ·
The 700kg individual is externally
modified (reduced) to 70kg. ·
The 35kg individual is externally modified
(increased) to 70kg. Thus,
intervention reshapes the subject to conform to a static normative
apparatus (the standard bicycle). The function is treated as fixed, and
beings must be adjusted to it. Developmental and Worldview Context ·
The dualist approach serves immature,
dependent beings. ·
The world is configured as a giver-receiver
structure: the being receives survival function as a gift or imposition. ·
Later extrapolation leads to a Creator-created
worldview (Weltanschauung) where external agency determines
functionality. Operational
Properties: ·
Intervention is active and externally imposed. ·
Survivability is maintained by aligning the being
to predetermined forms. ·
Development focuses on correct reception and
conformity. Advantages: ·
Rapid system reintegration. ·
Stability through standardization. Risks: ·
Reduced adaptive autonomy. ·
Vulnerability to environmental changes that
require self-generation of solutions. 4. Monist Orientation: Internal Adaptive Restoration
Strategy In the
monist operational model (represented by the "druid"): ·
The individuals are not externally modified. ·
Intervention focuses on reactivating the
being’s original adaptation-generating system (DNA-level or equivalent
survival coding). ·
Each individual creates
a new functional apparatus suited to their own survivability
configuration. The
function is not fixed; it is generated by the being’s own nature. Developmental and Worldview Context ·
The monist approach serves mature, autonomous
beings. ·
The world is configured within a self-creation
framework: the being self-generates survival functions. ·
Later extrapolation leads to a mind-set of
autonomous self-creation, without external Creator imposition. Operational
Properties: ·
Intervention is restorative, not corrective. ·
Beings reestablish internal sovereignty of
functional adaptation. ·
Survival structures are contingent and
self-derived. Advantages: ·
High resilience to changing environments. ·
Preservation of uniqueness and systemic
flexibility. Risks: ·
Slower initial re-integration. ·
Higher resource and complexity costs to support
variable adaptation. 5. Applicability Based on Developmental Stage The
selection between dualist and monist operational strategies is developmentally
determined: ·
Immature, dependent beings
(undeveloped internal adaptation systems) require external modification.
Survival function must be imposed from outside. ·
Mature, autonomous beings
(activated internal adaptation systems) require internal restoration.
They are capable of generating survival functions
independently. Thus,
intervention mode must match the being’s operational maturity stage. 6. Conclusion The
parable models two survival intervention systems aligned to stages of
development and systemic worldviews: ·
Dualist orientation: o External
modification to fit beings into fixed functions. o Suitable
for immature, dependent beings. o Extrapolates
into a giver-receiver and Creator-created world structure. ·
Monist orientation: o Internal
restoration of adaptation capacity for self-created functions. o Suitable
for mature, autonomous beings. o Extrapolates
into a self-creator world structure. Both
intervention modes are strictly practical, functional adjustments to
survivability-system mismatches, operating without metaphysical or ethical
constructs. System managers and survival engineers must match the
intervention mode to the developmental stage and operational capability of
the beings they support. A Triadic Model of Adaptive Functioning Across the Life
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