Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 3, 2017Poll: What is your primary main objective?Making money11.4%Doing important things42.4%Doing enjoyable things39.6%Other (specify in reply)6.7%255 votes·Final results1157
Diane Foley@Tantele·Jun 3, 2017Replying to @Tantele and @vgrSeriously, I think of .@Nsousanis missing dimension as the social dimension in which we are embedded and cannot see.11
Diane Foley@Tantele·Jun 3, 2017Replying to @vgr and @NsousanisRats. Idea is the we live in multiple dimensions, not all are apparent. Space, time Einstein stuff often discussed. 1/222
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 3, 2017Replying to @Tantele and @NsousanisAh got it. James Scott stuff/Chesterton's Fence etc1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @TanteleJames Scott, "Seeing Like a State" is largely about illegible social dimensions https://ribbonfarm.com/2010/07/26/a-big-little-idea-called-legibility/… ...one of my ur-textsribbonfarm.comA Big Little Idea Called LegibilityJames C. Scott’s fascinating and seminal book, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed, examines how, across dozens of domains, ranging from agricu…8:01 PM · Jun 3, 20171 Retweet1 Like
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 3, 2017Replying to @vgr and @TanteleChesterton's Fence is a parable that captures the essence of the idea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence…1