Curated. The distinction in kinds of power feels reel. I feel like I highlight the “power of having resources” (e.g. money) which is perhaps part of king-power (though John doesn’t list that) or another kind of power.
I wonder if an effect is that living in a large well-developed economy of (i) cheap ready-made goods, and/or (ii) goods that are better due to specialized expertise, equipment, etc., there’s a push against doing things yourself. Even with skills and tools, buying Ikea furniture might still be a better time/money trade-off for most. The barrier to making your better own pain medication than Tylenol is quite high. And so we somewhat correctly get used to exchanging money for things, so we pursue power via having more money in a very abstract way. We also limit ourselves to options being sold to us.
This post then is a reminder that reality can be manipulated directly. Not via commanding or paying others, but via understanding and mastery of reality. Good message. Kudos.
Curated. The distinction in kinds of power feels reel. I feel like I highlight the “power of having resources” (e.g. money) which is perhaps part of king-power (though John doesn’t list that) or another kind of power.
I wonder if an effect is that living in a large well-developed economy of (i) cheap ready-made goods, and/or (ii) goods that are better due to specialized expertise, equipment, etc., there’s a push against doing things yourself. Even with skills and tools, buying Ikea furniture might still be a better time/money trade-off for most. The barrier to making your better own pain medication than Tylenol is quite high. And so we somewhat correctly get used to exchanging money for things, so we pursue power via having more money in a very abstract way. We also limit ourselves to options being sold to us.
This post then is a reminder that reality can be manipulated directly. Not via commanding or paying others, but via understanding and mastery of reality. Good message. Kudos.