Congratulations on getting your writing turned into a book! Peco and I would have loved to join the Doomer Optimism event and hope that we'll be able to get these gatherings happening north of the border as well. Also, great to put a face to your words with the Epoch interview. Thanks for all your work!
Your interview with Jan Jekielek was superb. Absolutely clear, concise and compelling. Thank you.
Some years ago I came to the conclusion that scale (and its attendant complexity) is the enemy of human flourishing, and that complex societies eventually collapse under their own weight (a la Tainter). You have provided the explanation and cultural texture for this phenomenon, drawing a contrast between humans’ striving toward higher, eternal truths (ie religion) and managerialism’s antipathy toward the same. I don’t know if you thought about it this way, but you revealed a natural sympathy between true science (as opposed to scientism) and the eternal truths (and mysteries) of god.
The notion that science and faith are incompatible sounds like a managerial catechism. Einstein himself said: “There are only two ways to look at life: one is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle.”
I cannot wait for the book. Though I have a question... how do you write a book about geopolitical and global economic topics with the current and future transformational change occurring? How do you mitigate the risk that the book will be a bit stale unless you can write it quickly?
Well, I think the key thing is that the fundamental force I see driving all this transformational change (global managerialism) shows no signs of ebbing. So by focusing on these fundamental forces, rather than the specific state of the economy or geopolitics, the book should ideally remain relatively timeless.
congrats on turning the convergence into a book. looking forward to physically owning that doorstopper of a piece.
Congratulations on getting your writing turned into a book! Peco and I would have loved to join the Doomer Optimism event and hope that we'll be able to get these gatherings happening north of the border as well. Also, great to put a face to your words with the Epoch interview. Thanks for all your work!
Your interview with Jan Jekielek was superb. Absolutely clear, concise and compelling. Thank you.
Some years ago I came to the conclusion that scale (and its attendant complexity) is the enemy of human flourishing, and that complex societies eventually collapse under their own weight (a la Tainter). You have provided the explanation and cultural texture for this phenomenon, drawing a contrast between humans’ striving toward higher, eternal truths (ie religion) and managerialism’s antipathy toward the same. I don’t know if you thought about it this way, but you revealed a natural sympathy between true science (as opposed to scientism) and the eternal truths (and mysteries) of god.
The notion that science and faith are incompatible sounds like a managerial catechism. Einstein himself said: “There are only two ways to look at life: one is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle.”
I cannot wait for the book. Though I have a question... how do you write a book about geopolitical and global economic topics with the current and future transformational change occurring? How do you mitigate the risk that the book will be a bit stale unless you can write it quickly?
Well, I think the key thing is that the fundamental force I see driving all this transformational change (global managerialism) shows no signs of ebbing. So by focusing on these fundamental forces, rather than the specific state of the economy or geopolitics, the book should ideally remain relatively timeless.
Makes sense.