WHAT IS THE COST OF WIDESPREAD PROSPERITY? PSYCODYNAMIC AND SOCIODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PLATFORM MOVIE

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 34 - 65, 30.06.2024

Mustafa Emre Çağlar

Abstract

Scientists have sought the sources of social welfare and power in geopolitics, mass migrations, movements of conquest, the dynamics of social classes, the quality of institutional structures, religious revolutions and technological developments. While these factors were active, societies were mostly ruled by powerful leaders, religions were founded by prophets, and the guiding role of leaders in great social transformations was inevitable. Therefore, the personal characteristics of leaders and the relationships they establish with their close circles are critical for the emergence of social welfare. The screenplay of The Platform offfered a suitable microcosm to discuss the relationships between a) the leader, b) his / her inner circle and the c) community, in terms of the notion of well-being. This opportunity was seized and it was examined which features of the three factors mentioned stand out for widespread prosperity. It has been evaluated that the existence of an alturistic leader and first follower aiming at common value, the capacity of the community to resist the leadership if the leadership is not virtuous, and the extent to which all parties can sacrifice their interests, come to the fore in this process. The endemic nature of these factors contributes to explaining the rare nature of widespread prosperity.

Keywords

Social Wealth, Leadership, The Platform

YAYGIN REFAHIN BEDELİ NEDİR? THE PLATFORM FİLMİ’NİN PSİKODİNAMİK VE SOSYODİNAMİK ANALİZİ

Abstract

Bilim insanları toplumsal refahın ve gücün kaynaklarını jeopolitikte, kitlesel göçlerde, toplumsal sınıfların dinamiğinde, kültürde, kurumsal yapıların niteliğinde, dini devrimlerde ve teknolojik gelişmelerde aramıştır. Bu faktörler etkin iken, toplumlar çoğunlukla güçlü liderler tarafından yönetilmiş, dinler peygamberler tarafından yayılmış, büyük sosyal dönüşümlerde liderlerin yönlendirici rolü kaçınılmaz olmuştur. Dolayısıyla liderlerin kişisel özellikleri ve yakın çevreleri ile kurdukları ilişkiler toplumsal refahın belirmesi açısından kritiktir. The Platform filminin senaryosu refah nosyonunu, a) lider, b) yakın çevre ve c) topluluk arasındaki ilişkiler üzerinden tartışmak için uygun bir mikrokosmos sunmakta idi. Bu fırsat değerlendirildi ve adı geçen üç oyuncunun hangi özelliklerinin yaygın refah için ön plana çıktığı irdelendi. Ortak değeri hedefleyen diğerkam bir liderin ve ilk takipçinin varlığının, liderlik erdemini yitirmiş ise topluluğun direnç gösterme kapasitesinin ve tüm tarafların çıkarlarından ne düzeyde fedakarlıkta bulunabildiğinin süreçte ön plana çıktığı değerlendirildi. Adı geçen faktörlerin endemik olması, yaygın refahın nadir rastlanan doğasının açıklanmasına katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Toplumsal Refah, Liderlik, The Platform

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