The one ring of power sits before us on a pedestal; around it stand a dozen folks of all races. I believe that whoever grabs the ring first becomes invincible, all powerful. If I believe we cannot make a deal, that someone is about to grab it, then I have to ask myself whether I would weld such power better than whoever I guess will grab it if I do not. If I think I’d do a better job, yes, I grab it. And I’d accept that others might consider that an act of war against them; thinking that way they may well kill me before I get to the ring.
With the ring, the first thing I do then is think very very carefully about what to do next. Most likely the first task is who to get advice from. And then I listen to that advice.
Yes this is a very dramatic story, one which we are therefore biased to overestimate its likelihood.
I don’t recall where exactly, but I’m pretty sure I’ve already admitted that I’d “grab the ring” before on this blog in the last month.
The one ring of power sits before us on a pedestal; around it stand a dozen folks of all races. I believe that whoever grabs the ring first becomes invincible, all powerful. If I believe we cannot make a deal, that someone is about to grab it, then I have to ask myself whether I would weld such power better than whoever I guess will grab it if I do not. If I think I’d do a better job, yes, I grab it. And I’d accept that others might consider that an act of war against them; thinking that way they may well kill me before I get to the ring.
With the ring, the first thing I do then is think very very carefully about what to do next. Most likely the first task is who to get advice from. And then I listen to that advice.
Yes this is a very dramatic story, one which we are therefore biased to overestimate its likelihood.
I don’t recall where exactly, but I’m pretty sure I’ve already admitted that I’d “grab the ring” before on this blog in the last month.