There was once an ancient Greek philosopher, Heracleitus of Ephesus aka Heracleitus the Obscure, who said that 'ideas are toys for children' (a double-handed compliment since Heracleitus compared the forces of the cosmos to a child at play), but he was spot on. Ideas are only as good (and in so far as) they ex…
There was once an ancient Greek philosopher, Heracleitus of Ephesus aka Heracleitus the Obscure, who said that 'ideas are toys for children' (a double-handed compliment since Heracleitus compared the forces of the cosmos to a child at play), but he was spot on. Ideas are only as good (and in so far as) they explain things or when they work as tools for this or that task (or when they entertain us), but there is never any good reason to get over-invested in any of them.
Substack has plenty of great talent, but as a rule we are all living with too much confusion: infotainment, miseducation and the shared bullshit of a culture that no longer understands how to promote human thriving. And a few too many on substack are living inside their own heads too much...a common problem in the digital age. Good luck with the business...it must be hell at the moment, but at business life would keep you grounded.
I share your belief that ideas need to have a practical application and the business gives me a very large canvas, it gives meaning to my life (it’s not just about money).Your Greek philosopher, the obscure, he likened the randomness of nature as unto the unstructured play of a child, very cool, it suggests he felt the meaninglessness. We all live at the end of time and the edge of understanding, even 2000 years ago.
A word on my fellow Torontonian, Nicolo Soldo, fantastic!
The point, as I understand it, is that there is meaning and structure but, given its extraordinary complexity we mistake it all (life, the cosmos) as purely random. The complexity allows structure and chance to operate in competition. The risk is to simplify or, worse, give way to a perception of meaninglessness and futility that simply reproduces the chaos we perceive. The ultimate aim is to play, to utilise our capacities as completely as possible.
Tyson got that one right!
There was once an ancient Greek philosopher, Heracleitus of Ephesus aka Heracleitus the Obscure, who said that 'ideas are toys for children' (a double-handed compliment since Heracleitus compared the forces of the cosmos to a child at play), but he was spot on. Ideas are only as good (and in so far as) they explain things or when they work as tools for this or that task (or when they entertain us), but there is never any good reason to get over-invested in any of them.
Substack has plenty of great talent, but as a rule we are all living with too much confusion: infotainment, miseducation and the shared bullshit of a culture that no longer understands how to promote human thriving. And a few too many on substack are living inside their own heads too much...a common problem in the digital age. Good luck with the business...it must be hell at the moment, but at business life would keep you grounded.
I share your belief that ideas need to have a practical application and the business gives me a very large canvas, it gives meaning to my life (it’s not just about money).Your Greek philosopher, the obscure, he likened the randomness of nature as unto the unstructured play of a child, very cool, it suggests he felt the meaninglessness. We all live at the end of time and the edge of understanding, even 2000 years ago.
A word on my fellow Torontonian, Nicolo Soldo, fantastic!
The point, as I understand it, is that there is meaning and structure but, given its extraordinary complexity we mistake it all (life, the cosmos) as purely random. The complexity allows structure and chance to operate in competition. The risk is to simplify or, worse, give way to a perception of meaninglessness and futility that simply reproduces the chaos we perceive. The ultimate aim is to play, to utilise our capacities as completely as possible.
Well said. That is a theistic point of view. Our boy Niccolo is a theist.