Arlo,
> When you think about, from any given point we really do have a thousand and > one options, but do we walk instead along a very safe, very predictable, > very routine path? Think about all the things you are free to do at this > very moment, and the next, and the next, and then think about the choices > you make in selecting from these options, maybe you are not so free as you > think? Not trapped in a choice-less prison by an evil guvmint, and not > enslaved by the great collectivist bugbear, but wearing shackles of our > chosing.... > > Nicely put. I agree completely. It's interesting to think that in a world of too many choices, "more freedom" as in "more choices" isn't what's needed. What's needed is a better way of sifting the choices we've got. Or ways of acting on choices we'd chose intellectually, if the world was set up that way. > For those not familiar with XKCD, if you mouse over any of his strips, > you'll find a comment that adds a final "punch" to the joke. This one was > kinda cool... I mean, aren't we somewhat glad that everyone around us acts > fairly predictably and repeats their choices from a very narrow set? > > Well I guess it depends on who you hang around with too. I have this one friend, Paul, who's a complete loony. Raised in England but his dad is Spanish, early on he got his hands on a boat and sailed around the world, looking for a place to settle and after stints in Japan, the Fiji Islands, South Africa and so on, he settled here. He's a fairly competent nerd, and an extravagant jokester, and any sort of outdoor party with Paul will probably involve explosions. Childlike play and unpredictability are treasures in older people. Bless all who cultivate suchness. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
