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%INCARNATION OF BALANCE TECHNOCRAT PROBLEM COPE+790813
%SPECIALISTS EXCLUSIVE VALUE RESOURCES 790813
Technocrats who do not understand human dynamics
often attempt to cope with human situations as if they
were technical problems. Through compulsive analysis they
reduce a human situation/dilemma to a technical problem,
and then expend limited resources in an attempt to solve
the problem which they have defined into existence. Their
efforts may modify the situation which people have to cope
with, but will not cope with it humanely. Technocratic
efforts are likely to modify situations so that higher
order technical problems are defined and solutions to them
sought.
There are situations in which technical problem
solving is inappropriate. There are dilemmas which need
to be resolved in non-technical personal ways. We need
technically competent people who are wise enough to cope
with both types of situations in loving non-alienative
ways. Such technically competent people must be
affectively sensitive to non-technical people's felt
needs, desires, visions, fears, hopes, abilities,
intentions, etc. It is not adequate for them to consult
specialists in affective matters. They must be attractive
scientists who embody both technical competence and
affective sensitivity in a balanced way. The balance must
be incarnate in a person---not in an institution,
procedure, system, or formula.
Technical specialization tends to undermine the
incarnation of balance. When we do not have incarnations
of balance present we can expect unbalanced behavior on
the part of specialists. The exclusive values of
specialists undermine balance. It is not a failure to
affirm values which undermines balance, it is the
affirmation of exclusive positive values which undermines
balance. Balance is undermined by dedication to positive
values which merit affirmation, but not exclusive
affirmation.
Technical problem solving tends to be consumptive of
scarce resources. The technocratic society tend toward
consumptive technical problem solving as the approved
response to all human situations and dilemmas. Non-
consumptive coping is not regarded with favor and respect.
Non-technical wise coping is virtually invisible to
technocrats---they can not perceive it. That which can
not be perceived is not respected, honored, rewarded, or
imitated.
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