The vast majority of humans seek power and status. We seek to have control over other men, over other lifeforms, and other forms of matter and energy. But just like a child learns to outgrow childish things, the more a person matures and even taste (and loses) power/ status, the more the person would realize that its all an illusion.
"Ruling the world" is an impossible goal to achieve. Even if a person managed to put every single individual under their control for a particular moment, they would then immediately have to begin to cede that control. Firstly to relatives, friends and loved ones whom he may want to "enjoy" the power with. Then to the "high skill" individuals who have to help him maintain control over the various systems. Then to the various political and religious establishments that help him maintain control over the general human resource.
The "inner circle" who have been given a piece of control/ power then proceed to share it further, and before you know it there is no control. And we are all right back where we started.
Truth is that control is an illusion. The only way the system works is together. The "leader" who seeks to rule using force or fear faces eternal resistance, while the "leader" who uses an inclusive model finds that the whole universe conspires to make him successful.
In 2014 we are blessed with "The Internet".
The internet is a blessing because it negates the biggest possible source of power; ignorance of the masses.
The closest a man can come to total control is by using invisible psychological handcuffs upon man's brains - and it has already been tried by Kings, Bankers and religious priests. If it didn't work, then modern technology (The Internet) virtually guarantees that it will never work. This is because of the constant movement of ideas back and forth.
Population is not a curse, it is a blessing to be harnessed. It helps with the evolution of and selection of genes is numerous combinations. And diversity is not something to be fought, for it guarantees that we will have different perspectives, and people to fill different situations.
The key is "together". We have to embrace the fact that all life is of worth. And all humans must be given the opportunity to determine their own destiny.
