The future of this civilization will be decided by our relationship with knowledge. Just as animals have to adapt to a changing environment or die, our relationship with knowledge has to adapt to a changing environment too.
Currently we’re operating from a “more is better” relationship with knowledge philosophy left over from the 19th century. That philosophy made sense in the long era of knowledge scarcity, an era we no longer live in. Today we live in a time when knowledge is exploding in every direction at an accelerating rate, a revolutionary new era very unlike the early knowledge scarcity era. New conditions require new thinking.
The idea that we should be generating more and more knowledge so as to obtain more and more power represents an immature understanding of the human condition. Such an assumption is instead bad engineering, as it doesn’t take in to account the limited nature of human ability.
The future of this civilization will be decided by our relationship with knowledge. Just as animals have to adapt to a changing environment or die, our relationship with knowledge has to adapt to a changing environment too.
Currently we’re operating from a “more is better” relationship with knowledge philosophy left over from the 19th century. That philosophy made sense in the long era of knowledge scarcity, an era we no longer live in. Today we live in a time when knowledge is exploding in every direction at an accelerating rate, a revolutionary new era very unlike the early knowledge scarcity era. New conditions require new thinking.
The idea that we should be generating more and more knowledge so as to obtain more and more power represents an immature understanding of the human condition. Such an assumption is instead bad engineering, as it doesn’t take in to account the limited nature of human ability.
https://progressforum.org/posts/zNx24zqq2kg45CuTb/our-relationship-with-knowledge