july

amusement, wonder, and uncertainty
libred.org

Stories are the way we explain how we see reality. So, if there's no way to describe how a thing fits into the world, it's extremely difficult to sell it to people — @july

(Paraphrased, but I hope I have given this thought the justice it deserves.)

Reminded of Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell

The role of mythos in the world - it is a gateway / interface to the unexplainable, what we use to access the non-empirical

thomas

Stories are a double-edged sword.

They are vital to the memetic transmission of knowledge and values between humans, and to the collective belief in made up systems (such as fiat money).

But, when mistaken as real instead of symbolic, they lead to violence between religious, political, or even sports fans groups

Recycling a recent cast about the limitations of mythos — when humans start taking them as more than just symbolic

creating and destroying; built flying cars & autonomous vehicles, now building /faust, more here: /july, web: july.rocks

Recycling a recent cast about the limitations of mythos — when humans start taking them as more than just symbolic

https://warpcast.com/aviationdoctor.eth/0xf918ff6b