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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 2 Nov 2019
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    The more you learn about how the human-built world works the more it seems like a miracle it works at all. The civilizational stack is a late-game Jenga tower held together by Narrativium.

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      2. Santo Antonio‏ @kcuck 2 Nov 2019
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        Narrativium sounds interesting

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 2 Nov 2019
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        Terry pratchett

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      1. Andrew Desmond‏ @beautifullybunk 2 Nov 2019
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        100% true and, to some extent, utterly terrifying if you think about it too much. Once you live long enough to not only tour the sausage factory but participate in the sausage-making process, it becomes apparent that we're just one untied shoelace away from catastrophe.

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      1. Praseed Jagannathan‏ @PraseedJaganna1 3 Nov 2019
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        "We weren't aware that civilisation is a thin and precarious crust erected by the will and personality of a very few. Maintained by rules and conventions skillfully put across and guilefully preserved “ - John Maynard Keynes.

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      1. Pepe Stay-at-home Husbawagand (Not a Province)‏ @syk0saje 2 Nov 2019
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        Pepe Stay-at-home Husbawagand (Not a Province) Retweeted Agency of Action

        https://twitter.com/AgencyOfAction/status/1179013832141766656 …

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        Agency of Action @AgencyOfAction
        Civilization is built on top of a mixture of cruft, neglect, decay, incoherent panic, and castles made of sand. Good morning! :D
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      1. Jeff Hardy‏ @jeffreyjhardy 2 Nov 2019
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        It ain’t that bad.

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      1. Josh Whitkin‏ @joshwhitkin 4 Nov 2019
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        Great point.

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        But one could argue that the fact that it works at all shows the magical constructive properties of Narrativium to make things happen. Ie: magic is real but we call it storytelling.

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