The bad, the good and the relative / Lo malo, lo bueno y lo relativo (eng-esp)
Greetings, friends.
We live in an age of snap judgments. This is “good.” That is “bad.” It's categorized with a simplistic ferocity that stifles thought. I rebel against that.
I've seen things, ideas, and tools demonized throughout my life, and I always come to the same conclusion: almost nothing is inherently bad. What exists is fear of the new, misunderstanding, and, above all, unbalanced use.
The oldest example is fire. It burns, destroys, kills. That's why it was feared. But it also cooks food, provides warmth, repels animals, and melts metal. Fire was neither good nor bad. It was a force. Morality wasn't in the flame itself, but in the hand that wielded it and the mind that decided how to use it.
Today we apply the same flawed logic to almost everything. Video games are said to be bad. But they aren't. They are a medium. They can be a waste of time or a stimulant of coordination, strategy, and even a space for socialization.
Artificial Intelligence is said to be dangerous. And it can be, in the hands of those seeking control. But it is also the tool that can diagnose diseases or model climate solutions.
The problem isn't AI. It's the unethical ambition of humankind, which is an old problem, long before any chip.
We see it in the most everyday things: sugar. It has become the nutritional devil. But sugar isn't bad. It's a carbohydrate. It's pure energy. It was crucial for the survival of the species. The problem is the grotesque excess to which the industry has accustomed us, the sugar hidden in everything, the constant dopamine rush.
The same goes for salt, fats, and sunlight. Salt is essential for nerve function. Fat is necessary for the brain. The sun synthesizes vitamin D. In moderation, they are indispensable. In excess or deficiency, they are pathological.
Herein lies the key to almost everything: balance. It's not a poetic concept. It's a practical, almost mathematical, measure of survival and well-being. Life isn't a battle between good and bad. It's a management of doses, of timing, of intentions.
This requires more effort than simple prohibition or blind worship. It requires thinking. It requires individual responsibility. I can't blame a video game for my procrastination, just as I can't blame a knife because someone uses it to hurt. I have to ask myself: What am I doing with this? What quantity is appropriate? What purpose am I using it for?
This reflection leads me to a position of skepticism toward dogmas and moral panics. When something new emerges and people shout “it’s bad!”, my instinct is to ask: “In whose hands? For what purpose? To what extent?”
Because history shows us that what was a poison yesterday is a remedy today, and vice versa. The difference almost never lies in the object itself, but in the wisdom—or folly—of the one who holds it. And that, the wisdom of balance, is the most difficult and enduring task. It doesn't consist of choosing between black and white, but of walking, carefully, through the infinite and complex spectrum of grays that is reality.

Saludos, amigas.
Vivimos en una época de veredictos rápidos. Esto es “bueno”. Aquello es “malo”. Se cataloga con una ferocidad simplista que anula el pensamiento. Me rebelo contra eso.
He visto cómo se demonizan cosas, ideas y herramientas a lo largo de mi vida, y siempre llego a la misma conclusión: casi nada es intrínsecamente malo. Lo que existe es el miedo a lo nuevo, la incomprensión y, sobre todo, el uso desequilibrado.
El ejemplo más antiguo es el fuego. Quema, destruye, mata. Por eso se temió. Pero también cocina los alimentos, da calor, aleja a las bestias, funde el metal. El fuego no era bueno ni malo. Era una fuerza. La moral no estaba en la llama, sino en la mano que la manejaba y en la cabeza que decidía para qué usarla.
Hoy aplicamos la misma lógica errónea a casi todo. Se dice que los videojuegos son malos. Pero no lo son. Son un medio. Pueden ser un desperdicio de horas o un estimulante de la coordinación, la estrategia y hasta un espacio de socialización.
Se dice que la Inteligencia Artificial es peligrosa. Y puede serlo, en manos de quien busca el control. Pero también es la herramienta que puede diagnosticar enfermedades o modelar soluciones climáticas.
El problema no es la IA. Es la ambición sin ética del ser humano, que es un problema antiguo, muy anterior a cualquier chip.
Lo vemos en lo más cotidiano: el azúcar. Se ha convertido en el diablo nutricional. Pero el azúcar no es malo. Es un carbohidrato. Es energía pura. Fue crucial para la supervivencia de la especie. Lo malo es el exceso grotesco al que la industria nos ha acostumbrado, el azúcar oculto en todo, la bomba de dopamina constante.
Lo mismo con la sal, con las grasas, con el sol. La sal es esencial para la función nerviosa. La grasa es necesaria para el cerebro. El sol sintetiza la vitamina D. En su justa medida, son imprescindibles. En el exceso o en el defecto, son patológicos.
Aquí reside la clave de casi todo: el equilibrio. No es un concepto poético. Es una medida práctica, casi matemática, de supervivencia y bienestar. La vida no es una batalla entre cosas buenas y malas. Es una gestión de dosis, de tiempos, de intenciones.
Esto exige un esfuerzo mayor que la simple prohibición o la adoración ciega. Exige pensar. Exige responsabilidad individual. No puedo culpar a un videojuego por mi procrastinación, como no puedo culpar a un cuchillo porque alguien lo use para herir. Tengo que preguntarme: ¿qué estoy haciendo yo con esto? ¿Qué cantidad es adecuada? ¿Para qué fin lo uso?
Esta reflexión me lleva a una postura de escepticismo ante los dogmas y los pánicos morales. Cuando algo nuevo irrumpe y la gente grita “¡es malo!”, mi instinto es preguntar: “¿en qué manos? ¿con qué propósito? ¿en qué medida?”.
Porque la historia nos muestra que lo que ayer era un veneno, hoy es un remedio, y viceversa. La diferencia casi nunca está en el objeto, sino en la sabiduría –o la estupidez– de quien lo sostiene. Y esa, la sabiduría del equilibrio, es la tarea más difícil y permanente.
No consiste en elegir entre el blanco y el negro, sino en caminar, con cuidado, en la infinita y compleja gama de grises que es la realidad.





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