On Fringes #It'sOn

Apparently there is a conceptualization of our reality courtesy of nordic folklore via Jordan Peterson's book, Map of Meaning, that presents the dynamic between entropy and order as one of emanating particles. Things move from a state of order to disorder, as we know from thermodynamics. Put another way, nature finds a way to take back what's hers. That is, life really is transient and ever-changing. It is less about matter, and about more water. It is fluid, it ebbs, it flows. There is a truism that at the center, order reigns. The center must hold. But as we move outward, things become looser, less tight, not so defined. The realm of disorder. We are fast approaching an important election in the world's most famous democracy, America. It is a constitutional republic where citizens vote for representation using the electoral college system, which in turn "picks" the winner for the executive branch, the President. This is by design to limit the tyranny of the majority over the minority. That's how much the founding fathers of our nation did not trust man's darker tendencies to dominate over the weak in society. They also bootstrapped other features in the foundation of America's founding. Did you know that the constitution advocated for Senators to be "elected" by the House of Representatives rather than being voted directly by the citizens as is done now. That was another safeguard against tyranny, ensuring that senators are truly answerable to the people rather than using their high office to perpetually stay in power to promote their own wealth. How much is your state's senators worth? How good is your life these days? Are you hopeful about the future or just waiting for the shoe to drop? Now our most sacred duty, voting, has become "gamified" with spin doctors and "angel of death" type figures who use their smarts to tilt the power structures in their favor, whether that is by gerrymandering, marketing, or just good old-fashion door-to-door canvasing, having spoon-fed the public their "sound bites" and "talking points". It is less about the soul of the nation in the true sense of the word, and more about the win, the glory and their personal brands. We are far, far away from "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Anyway, this post is not about railing on and on about how much our country is in danger of being lost. This post is actually about conservatism and liberalism. Conservatives are traditional people who are resistant to change and new ideas. They are risk-averse and guarders of the faith. So order. They give us steady ground, footing on which to stand. This requires high energy from the thermodynamics view of the world, for those in love with first-principles thinking. Conservatism is the "slow and steady" wins the race. At the periphery, we encounter disorder, true liberalism. They are the builders of worlds. Maybe these types live in a reality of their own making, so much not in keeping with the physical world that one wonders how they escaped the annealing force of natural selection. But remember, dear reader, the arc of time is long and patient. Along the way however, we find the middle ground, the "sweet spot". These are the innovators, making the most of entropy and chaos theory, but grounding it in physical reality. Making connections where none exist. That is how our society moves forward, how we become civilized, sophisticated and modern. We have become conditioned to self-identifying as one or the other. Us vs. Them. Them vs. Us. But that's not how nature functions. That is not life. To be in harmony with nature is to live in the present, which may be order and then disorder, or disorder then order. Life is ever-shifting, and surprising. How you choose to live says more about your "posture" than about virtue or vice. Are you battling cosmic forces using up all your life force? Then maybe you are in disharmony with nature. Or is life too easy you are nihilistic and unfulfilled? Then maybe you are way out on the disorder curve. Time to reel back in. Your life story is perhaps a manifestation of your bodily composition and more about from which far off star you hail from, instead of what your "genetics" are. We cannot help who we are. We should be more accepting of others, try to understand them, and if we can't, let them be. We belong to the stars, not other people. We are the aliens we are looking for, Enrico Fermi. It is not a paradox. Just the wrong frame. We are the fringes. Bangs, warts and all. Them are not the strange ones. Us is not the good one. The answer to the saving our failing "American republic if we can keep it" is Bitcoin. It is not voting harder; it is the money, stupid. Bitcoin is not the fringes. It is the answer to the question. Bitcoin fixes this.