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When we consider, however, instead of the physical, the psychological character of our species, the most evident distinguishing sign is man’s organization of his life according primarily to mythic, and only secondarily economic, aims and laws. Food and drink, reproduction and nest-building, it is true, play formidable roles in the lives no less of men than of chimpanzees.
Myths to Live By
Joseph Campbell
This is a storytelling task. You have to repeatedly tell both your own story, and the story of your environment, at all scales, and maintain a constant, live sense of how you’re part of a bigger story.
The Art of Gig, Volume 1
Venkatesh Rao, Grace Witherell, and Jenna Dixon
The technium wants what we design it to want and what we try to direct it to do. But in addition to those drives, the technium has its own wants. It wants to sort itself out, to self-assemble into hierarchical levels, just as most large, deeply interconnected systems do. The technium also wants what every living system wants: to perpetuate itself, to keep itself going. And as it grows, those inherent wants are gaining in complexity and force.
What Technology Wants
Kevin Kelly
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