There is the saying, “chase two rabbits, catch none”. I’d like to call “bullshit!” Civilization does not have this same limitation. Our ability to coordinate means that multiple people can chase multiple rabbits, and that’s without technology. It’s also a different story if you have systems for chasing multiple rabbits. It’s not hard to imagine […]

How long shall we endure the vines of manipulation growing round our house? One day, they were only sprouts, but now they seem to have coated the walls and made their way to the roof, some now choking off the light of windows entirely, and others making their way through cracks in the foundation. There […]

Imagine being approached on the street by a stranger, someone who has read everything you ever wrote online, seen every photo and video, and so on; this is someone you’ve never met before, who seems to believe that you’re both old friends. There’s a vast disparity between the information they have about you — and […]

VUCA: volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity FUD: fear, uncertainty, doubt I woke from a terrible dream this morning, a massacre. My alarm clock was a grenade blast. Not long before bed last night, I was reading about the various “nightmare scenarios” that are being considered by experts regarding the upcoming election. I’ve also been reading, here […]

Dead-end activist thought has been a long-rising tide in America. Now it seems there is something of a rogue wave crashing upon us. To pierce the veil here proves difficult if not practically impossible to many. One reason is that the social dynamics involved are infused with repellent defenses, such as the dead-end idea that, […]

What does freedom mean to me? I believe there are a variety of freedoms in life. Sometimes it can be useful to think of them as degrees of freedom. For example, the way that my life is right now, I am free to buy a car and drive it. There are degrees of freedom here […]