We are facing a critical challenge as a civilization. The exponential growth of information and complexity is creating negative network effects that threaten our social cohesion and stability. We cannot afford to ignore this problem any longer, or we risk falling into chaos and disintegration. We urgently need a collective response that mobilizes our bestContinue reading “A Call to Action to Simplify Our Worldview”
Category Archives: Civilization
What Nutritional Science Teaches Us About Science
We are what we eat. Man does not live by bread alone… The World According to ChatGPT: Knowledge is Not Static Over the years, there have been several food and beverage items that were initially considered dangerous for health based on scientific studies, but later the declarations were withdrawn or revised due to furtherContinue reading “What Nutritional Science Teaches Us About Science”
The Overloaded Civilization
By ChatGPT Prompted by Randal Adcock Imagine a small community that relies heavily on a social media platform for communication and information sharing. The platform initially serves as a valuable tool for connecting community members, sharing news, and coordinating events. However, over time, negative network effects start to emerge, leading to constraints on the community’sContinue reading “The Overloaded Civilization”
Complexity: The Invisible Threat
When you live in a small community for a while and then travel to a full scale city, you are likely to get a sense of being overwhelmed. The streets are full of cars. The commuter roadways have many lanes of speeding lane-shifting traffic. The business districts are built upward towards the sky, while theContinue reading “Complexity: The Invisible Threat”
Bait and Switch Politics is Nothing New
Of course, people who want power and influence tell you what you want to hear. Its called seduction. They don’t want to create a new enemy. They already have an enemy in mid for you, you know who it is, and they’re going to protect you from that enemy. Its mutually advantageous for both leftContinue reading “Bait and Switch Politics is Nothing New”
Universal Information Architecture
I think our imaginations are being stretched to the point where we can begin to believe anything is possible. The web connecting billions of people you don’t know is a fire-hose of information that overwhelms our cognitive capacities and sends us into shock, further reducing our capacity to manage information. Is there a way out?ThisContinue reading “Universal Information Architecture”
Implications and Solution to Pandemic Shock
In February 2020 the world population was shocked to find a species-threatening virus was spreading quickly around the world and killing people at random. Suddenly we realised we were living in a science fiction nightmare. People were traumatized and in emotional shock. We locked down schools, businesses and governments. But when people are in shockContinue reading “Implications and Solution to Pandemic Shock”
Coping?
I am not a psychologist but… Different people are affected by the pandemic differently. Its well known that in excessive stress we resort to our areas of strength, yet overall performance drops. With a shift of priorities our weaknesses may freeze up. Many people are changing jobs now while others are not going back toContinue reading “Coping?”
Averting Civil Collapse
I often need to frame my discussions in the broad context. We are value generators relentlessly pursuing top return on investment in a layered framework of valued options. There is no value without truth, and no truth without meaning. Meanings are based on placing the foreground against background context. I will continue and try harderContinue reading “Averting Civil Collapse”
Beginning of the End or End of the Beginning?
Worst Case Scenario:Critical anchoring ideas may become dislodged from our shared worldviews causing disordered thinking and profound chaos Just toying with some ideas. I am not trying to scare anyone. I merely suggest a level of preparedness for more to come. Maybe there is a solution if we admit the problem.We live within a semanticContinue reading “Beginning of the End or End of the Beginning?”
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