Technocentric biases limit the bounds and accuracies of our imagination when thinking of the future. Black Swan Events and Falsifiability speak to the fact that predicting what will unexpectedly and completely change is very difficult. Most of that difficulty comes from bias. This isn’t necessarily anyone's fault, it’s just the limitation humans are burdened with. … Continue reading Lessons from Retrofuturism
Superstar Systems & Individualization
In 2011 I learned a sobering lesson in my sports fueled adolescence: the Indianapolis Colts of the 2000’s were never a very good football team. The Colts had recently gone to the Super Bowl in 2009. That year, the team was so good that at one point they actually gave up the last two games … Continue reading Superstar Systems & Individualization
Eating your Vegetables
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. The trouble is nobody takes the time to form one. Truly forming an opinion takes time. Gathering facts, considering cause and effect, considering causes from all angles without judgement and coming to a conclusion is exceedingly difficult. But it doesn’t stop people from trying. Most people end up trying … Continue reading Eating your Vegetables
The New Protest Song
I started off this post from a single thought which was quickly proven wrong, “Why aren’t protest songs as good as they used to be?”. Almost immediately after looking into this idea I was pushed to reconsider how I approach modern music almost entirely. During this process I got to correct my assumptions and learned … Continue reading The New Protest Song
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1 Video, 3 Articles, 3 Songs 1 Video The Most Disturbing Painting- Nerdwriter1I know very little about appreciating art, so anything that gives me context is very helpful. And this guy's videos are always extremely well done. 3 Articles Flying Cars- Got lost down the rabbit hole looking at the future of Air Taxis and … Continue reading Links 9/12
Malicious Compliance: When rules aren’t worth respecting but aren’t worth breaking
Malicious Compliance and its variants. What makes one action an effective protest and another a passive aggressive temper tantrum.
