We are a binary-loving species. We like to divide the world into two neat boxes and fear the wobbly penumbra in between.

Our desire for moral good and moral bad to be neatly defined gets in the way of progress. There can be no singular truth in all circumstances, but because some self-beliefs border on intolerance, discourse is reduced to the same arguments of who is right and who is wrong. The way we ordain and absolve guilt and blame from others is very indicative... See more

“When we emphasize the artificially quantized, we lose access to the glorious in-between where we all actually live. [...] We lose access to the squishy, indeterminate, and speculative. [...] We are flying with instruments alone.” - Douglas Rushkoff