we over-estimate ourselves as rational beings and underestimate the immense power of our collective subconscious and the immense influence of our environmental and historical context. intelligent, complex systems emerge from our collective beliefs and actions, and just as they can create wonderful things, they can also hold us captive through our collective denial, ignorance, arrogance and fear.
the resulting paradox: accepting our irrationality and contextual captivity with grace and humility gives us the tools to overcome these same limitations…now if only i can overcome my caustic cynicism…
lastly, this page does nothing to describe the actual purpose of the blog. so cheers, and enjoy! or not.
