Randomly scrolling thru my Substack feed I saw a quote about how nothing is a coincidence. Naturally, I had to pounce on that, but my comment got too long so I made it into this post.
Yeah I agree, gross is a good word, to find something gross is objective to the individual, but fundamentally it's an aversion to risk as a survival instinct. Within modern society divergence is a risk, the risk is ostracization, which has varying degrees of personal risk including severe risks even in the modern world. Then there is the risk of traversing the unknown as well, the risks there can be just as severe even though they are entirely abstract. So in that way I agree it does feel gross, it's uncomfortable to journey in these liminal spaces of reality because it requires a degree of risk.
That’s awesome. Then we are kindred spirits. I’m still figuring out how to convey that which I DO know, and understand better why it doesn’t resonate. People have cognitive distortion/dissonance and getting the medicine into the tumor is a bigger challenge than inventing the medicine. Sry, that was a gross metaphor but this is gross work, am I right?
Thank you for taking a nameless wisp of debris and turning it into a beautiful, terrifying labyrinth of thought. I appreciate the stampede of lemons you've backed up to my doorstep.
Yeah I agree, gross is a good word, to find something gross is objective to the individual, but fundamentally it's an aversion to risk as a survival instinct. Within modern society divergence is a risk, the risk is ostracization, which has varying degrees of personal risk including severe risks even in the modern world. Then there is the risk of traversing the unknown as well, the risks there can be just as severe even though they are entirely abstract. So in that way I agree it does feel gross, it's uncomfortable to journey in these liminal spaces of reality because it requires a degree of risk.
You covered a lot of elements here, you tied them together nicely to show how they are just part of a living system. Thanks for the read.
Thanks Doc. I’d love to hear what else you find meaningful. I look fwd to more of your work. 🫶
I find meaning in exploring that that I don't know yet, and sharing what I find in hopes it helps forward our progress as a species.
That’s awesome. Then we are kindred spirits. I’m still figuring out how to convey that which I DO know, and understand better why it doesn’t resonate. People have cognitive distortion/dissonance and getting the medicine into the tumor is a bigger challenge than inventing the medicine. Sry, that was a gross metaphor but this is gross work, am I right?
Thank you for taking a nameless wisp of debris and turning it into a beautiful, terrifying labyrinth of thought. I appreciate the stampede of lemons you've backed up to my doorstep.