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There's a natural order to these. Courage comes last because, like self-esteem, it's emergent. We want mantras, we buy into "power poses" (failed to replicate) because as we navigate hierarchies built on fake competence, we come to half-believe that competence isn't real at all
If there were a zombie apocalypse, we'd be fucked, and it's not because we don't "believe in ourselves" enough. It's 'cause we all have roughly the same ultra-limited range & deeply depend on objects made increasingly inscrutable to maximize opportunities for vertical integration
Our entire education system is built on the next big mistake, which is trying to build competencies in a vacuum. Every year we rubber-stamp the equivalent of a bunch of mechanics who've never touched or even seen an actual car. This completely bonkers
Observation & competency-building are inextricably linked. You start with a problem or a mysterious object, and you act on it with whatever tools you have. You begin to see the shape of tools you *wish* you had — the object itself teaches you.
Here's the cool thing: each tool you build this way is a Function You Once Could Not Perform. The tool isn't "the thing that does x," it's the relationship of its own features to the features of the object it acts on. Understand your tools like this & your competencies generalize
The make/model-specific knowledge required to alter/repair major appliances, vehicles, etc. is increasing over time, hardware is increasingly controlled (and even limited) by proprietary software, etc. Some of this is just better tech, but it creates notable advantages for brands
I feel like I've watched enough videos by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P73REgj-3UE … that I'd be totally fine running away and living in a jungle away from all the zombies. Unless they catch me when I'm running into that jungle, I'm not a very fast runner.
There is an ecological apocalypse, and we are fucked. Hopefully enough of us can extend our limited ranges beyond profit to tackle it.
What does it mean that we “deeply depend on objects made increasing inscrutable to maximize vertical integration”? I’d like to understand but I feel like I’m missing context or sufficient brain power.
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