Elyse and I’s society, Specialissimus, was what we see to be a perfect society. It was a society in which no one would be judged or criticized, and those who did would be the people frowned upon. Specialissimus would be considered a transcendentalist utopia, and would practice transcendentalist beliefs such as the belief in the individual. But in reality, this society would not be able to function. The problem with a society like this is that humans have already established what they believe to be acceptable in our culture. Though what is accepted varies due to location, there are still the standard principles of what would work in a community. Although critics would argue anything is possible, Specialissimus could not exist due to existing human behavioral patterns and power lust.
A popular statement among optimists is that anything is possible. That if one puts all their hope into one’s dreams that they will come true either through effort, some Godly miracle, or sheer luck. Contrary to this, in real life people are taught to make their own miracles. One such miracle would be being able to live in a “utopian community”, a perfect society, and be able to make it work. A society such as Specialissimus would never be able to stay afloat in today’s society. There are so many obstacles in the way, two of which being power hunger and human customs, for a community such as this to remain a legitimate part of society in modern times. Sure the community could surface briefly but there would surely come a time when the government would turn in on itself and fall apart. If it didn’t suffocate and die due to internal reasons then the outside population would kill it either by scorn or force. Outside forces smothering the society would be just one way of proving human behavioral patterns assassinating the transcendentalist society.
As a species, humans have become accustomed to certain patterns in behavior. This can be seen by examining history, considering for the past few thousand years we have repeated our mistakes typically leading to the empire or society’s downfall. These behaviors have been taught to modern day children from a young age, behaviors such as what is correct and what is inappropriate. Unfortunately, conforming to what is taught to us is one such behavior. Conforming is not always bad; in many cases conforming is what keeps societies afloat. There is one consistent way that has been proven to make the government and community work affectively and it is executed day after day, year after year, generation after generation. This means that the opposite is also true and when a society does not have particular social boundaries then it will fall apart, just another reason why Specialissimus would not be able to stay alive in modern day society. Another common behavior shown by humans throughout history is our lust for power.
Power hunger is yet another behavior humans are subject to. Both internal and external destruction can be linked back to power hunger. No matter how much power a government gives to its people, they will always want more, it is their nature to want more. A well-known example of internal power lust and destruction is rebellion. A group of citizens will rebel and overthrow their government out of jealousy and a yearning for power. Similarly, power hunger will lead to external destruction. Since outside forces know that the transcendentalist society will either not fight back or will not have the power to fight back, they will attack. It is their primitive instinct to want what they do not have and want to control the citizens of Specialissimus, it is human nature. In every incident, the motive always comes down to power. It always comes down to who has power, who wants it, and what people are willing to do to attain it.
Therefore, Specialissimus could never exist in modern times or in anytime. Specialissimus could not exist in real life. Although it is tempting to try and believe that perfection can be reached, and that there could be a place that represents respect and love, it is impossible. Visionaries may believe that it can happen, that anything can happen in fact, but even just looking at the history of humans we cannot ignore our habits. History would not repeat itself if humans did not constantly want more and follow their behaviors taught to them from the generations past. From any angle, scientific or historical, humans will never change which is why a transcendentalist society could never exist in real life.
