Mass Confusion
When I’m walking along and I see a crowd of people gathering, my first impulse is probably to wonder “What’s going on here?” Natural curiosity may lead me to watch the group, strain my ears to hear what’s being said or walk over for a closer look. It could...
Can’t See the Trees for the Forest
Sometimes we can be so overwhelmed by sheer numbers that we lose our perspective. While large scale thinking and planning may be more economical and efficient, it can also do a great disservice to actual people. This is the problem, I think, with large governments and corporations: they deal...
Echo-Mania
It’s a big world out there, with lots of people with lots of different opinions. So many opinions that it can get confusing, even scary. All those voices, shouting at once, saying different things based on different points of view and experience. It takes time sorting it all out,...