I write science fiction on Substack. Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Can’’t focus you understand on the single thread leading me away from the Minotaur to the Sun. Saying that in homage once more to my friend and his sagacious advice the observation is the walk in the woods of involve the person in a typical day dream. This is science fiction both now and tomorrow as well.
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Chaos theory is a fascinating field of study in mathematics and physics that explores how small changes in initial conditions can lead to vastly different outcomes. This concept is often summarized by the phrase “the butterfly effect,” which suggests that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil could set off a tornado in Texas.
Here are some key points about chaos theory:
Sensitivity to Initial Conditions: Small differences in the starting point of a system can lead to vastly different outcomes. This is why weather predictions, for example, can be so challenging.
Nonlinearity: Many systems that exhibit chaotic behavior are nonlinear, meaning that their output is not directly proportional to their input. This nonlinearity can lead to complex and unpredictable behavior.
Fractals: Chaotic systems often exhibit fractal structures, which are patterns that repeat at different scales. The famous Mandelbrot set is an example of a fractal.
Deterministic Chaos: Despite the apparent randomness, chaotic systems are deterministic, meaning they follow specific laws or equations. However, their complexity makes long-term prediction practically impossible.
Applications: Chaos theory has applications in various fields, including meteorology, engineering, economics, biology, and even philosophy.
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The plan is to make Peter Thiel's mentee J.D. Vance Vice President Dick Cheney and the Donald can golf. Which, from a particular point of view, is technocracy in action as Big Machine can work wonders unknown to Nature with savvy programming and well hired human interfaces able to really listen to the software instead of Prozac - not that it din't help git 'em there for sure -but now obey Big Data and Utopia will follow. Ellul's most important work, The Technological Society (1964), was originally published in French as La Technique: L'enjeu du siècle (literally, "The Stake of the Century"). In it, Ellul set forth seven characteristics of modern technology that make efficiency a necessity: rationality, artificiality, automatism of technical choice, self-augmentation, monism, universalism, and autonomy. The rationality of technique enforces logical and mechanical organization through division of labor, the setting of production standards, etc. And it creates an artificial system which "eliminates or subordinates the natural world."
Regarding technology, instead of it being subservient to humanity, "human beings have to adapt to it, and accept total change." As an example, Ellul offered the diminished value of the humanities to a technological society. As people begin to question the value of learning ancient languages and history, they question those things which, on the surface, do little to advance their financial and technical state. According to Ellul, this misplaced emphasis is one of the problems with modern education, as it produces a situation in which immense stress is placed on information in our schools. The focus in those schools is to prepare young people to enter the world of information, to be able to work with computers but knowing only their reasoning, their language, their combinations, and the connections between them. This movement is invading the whole intellectual domain and also that of conscience.
Your conclusion is one that I have reached as well. Our society is increasingly focused on adapting humans to suit the nature of machines, rather than vice versa.
My friend in 6th grade had that 45 record, In the Year 2525, on the back was the Build me up Buttercup song....probably listened to it a 100 times....