# Make The Polis Small Again

> The proof that the state is a creation of nature and prior to
> the individual is that the individual, when isolated, is not
> self-sufficing; and therefore he is like a part in relation to
> the whole. But he who is unable to live in society, or who has
> no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a
> beast or a god: he is no part of a state.
>
> Aristotle, "Politics", Book 1 - II


Be a god. Be sufficient for yourself.

It's sad that the industrial revolution has made the state no more
self-sufficient. In ancient Greek times, it was just individual -
family - village - polis. And a polis was the usual self-sufficient
unit. Therefore citizens fought for the polis. They were not
sufficient without the polis.

But now, the worldwide industrial-technological system has replaced
the polis in that sense. It is the self-sufficient unit of today.
Instead of citizens, now we call people "humanity".