OT: NYT article on, among other things, the limits of our ability to acknowledge what we don’t know

[Arraya]

Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?

[jpinpb]

[quote=eavesdropper]Reminds me of one of my favorite StarTrek exchanges (from the original series):
Spock: “Random chance seems to have operated in our favor”.
McCoy: “In plain, non-Vulcan English: We’ve been lucky.”
Spock: “I believe I said that, Doctor”.
[/quote]

Sorry, but I can’t resist the infamous quote:

Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

[jpinpb]

[quote=eavesdropper]Reminds me of one of my favorite StarTrek exchanges (from the original series):
Spock: “Random chance seems to have operated in our favor”.
McCoy: “In plain, non-Vulcan English: We’ve been lucky.”
Spock: “I believe I said that, Doctor”.
[/quote]

Sorry, but I can’t resist the infamous quote:

Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

[jpinpb]

[quote=eavesdropper]Reminds me of one of my favorite StarTrek exchanges (from the original series):
Spock: “Random chance seems to have operated in our favor”.
McCoy: “In plain, non-Vulcan English: We’ve been lucky.”
Spock: “I believe I said that, Doctor”.
[/quote]

Sorry, but I can’t resist the infamous quote:

Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

[jpinpb]

[quote=eavesdropper]Reminds me of one of my favorite StarTrek exchanges (from the original series):
Spock: “Random chance seems to have operated in our favor”.
McCoy: “In plain, non-Vulcan English: We’ve been lucky.”
Spock: “I believe I said that, Doctor”.
[/quote]

Sorry, but I can’t resist the infamous quote:

Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

[jpinpb]

[quote=eavesdropper]Reminds me of one of my favorite StarTrek exchanges (from the original series):
Spock: “Random chance seems to have operated in our favor”.
McCoy: “In plain, non-Vulcan English: We’ve been lucky.”
Spock: “I believe I said that, Doctor”.
[/quote]

Sorry, but I can’t resist the infamous quote:

Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

[jpinpb]

[quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.

[jpinpb]

[quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.

[davelj]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.[/quote]

I don’t think society is any more clueless than it’s ever been, but… only since the proliferation of WMDs and an intertwined, highly-complex financial system over the last 70 years have we been able to add the “destructive” element to our cluelessness. I’d say we’re there. I think we can reverse course (to some degree) – that is, I don’t think we’re HOPELESSLY destructively clueless – but it’s gonna take some work and a lot of pain, neither of which is popular with humans.

[davelj]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.[/quote]

I don’t think society is any more clueless than it’s ever been, but… only since the proliferation of WMDs and an intertwined, highly-complex financial system over the last 70 years have we been able to add the “destructive” element to our cluelessness. I’d say we’re there. I think we can reverse course (to some degree) – that is, I don’t think we’re HOPELESSLY destructively clueless – but it’s gonna take some work and a lot of pain, neither of which is popular with humans.

[davelj]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.[/quote]

I don’t think society is any more clueless than it’s ever been, but… only since the proliferation of WMDs and an intertwined, highly-complex financial system over the last 70 years have we been able to add the “destructive” element to our cluelessness. I’d say we’re there. I think we can reverse course (to some degree) – that is, I don’t think we’re HOPELESSLY destructively clueless – but it’s gonna take some work and a lot of pain, neither of which is popular with humans.

[davelj]

[quote=jpinpb][quote=Arraya]Good article

Social anosognosia is when a group of people, perhaps even society at large, devolve into a state of destructive cluelessness.

are we there yet?[/quote]

I really LOL.[/quote]

I don’t think society is any more clueless than it’s ever been, but… only since the proliferation of WMDs and an intertwined, highly-complex financial system over the last 70 years have we been able to add the “destructive” element to our cluelessness. I’d say we’re there. I think we can reverse course (to some degree) – that is, I don’t think we’re HOPELESSLY destructively clueless – but it’s gonna take some work and a lot of pain, neither of which is popular with humans.

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