Systems are inherently nebulous. Some seem more fixed and rigid than others: their vulnerability is less visible. But they are always less solid, separate continuous and defined than they appear.
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Systems are inherently nebulous *because* they are social, built from contextual demand. Systems all have an invisible mould, it’s their alter-ego. Each system’s alter-ego is a facet of its nebulosity.
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Catastrophic systemic collapse often involves willful blindness to a changed environment - but not always. It’s also true that an evolving society sees the lumbering, stupid, heavy alter-ego of its systems. The invisible mould becomes embarrassingly, painfully visible.
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The crowds gathered at the Berlin Wall in 1989 were *literally* waiting at that check point. They knew how things were. They’d been waiting for years already:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bN9ZRj3NBs …
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In But can a machine play? @jesswatmiller exposes the alter-ego of two different system types built for bodies:https://autotranslucence.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/but-can-a-machine-play/ …
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There is no right or wrong system, but there’s different fit. Some have a strong, more clearly defined mould, some are easily adaptable. The type of mould dictates how we relate with them.
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Capacity to be moulded by a system is important and necessary. As an aspect of psychological development in the Kegan framework it’s the basic requirement for Stage 4 participation. This is an act of submission, of surrender, unappealing to many and a key point of resistance.
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For people who have (a) gone through a system, (b) recognized its flaws, and (c) have subsequently become meta-systematic, can they help design better (less rigid and dogmatic) systems for getting people into and through stage 4?
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@Meaningness drafted a rough curriculum for a STEM route through 4 to 5 stage transition: https://meaningness.com/metablog/meta-rationality-curriculum … Such pointer-curriculums could be developed for different fields: religious/spiritual, start-up culture, community building, are a few that come to mind. Any field.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Thanks! Yes I am excited to see such curriculums develop!
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Thanks for the question, it helped me think that through more clearly.
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Thank you. I appreciate your giving it attention!
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