tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237514746199867099.post7274181755824655968..comments2023-06-10T16:19:02.304-04:00Comments on Rough Fractals: Rubber bands, Slinkys and Occupy Wall Street...Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353954192152571397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237514746199867099.post-15111318511031197182011-11-23T22:11:47.226-05:002011-11-23T22:11:47.226-05:00Holy shit! I just finished a blog post that makes ...Holy shit! I just finished a blog post that makes a tiny dent in explaining how we can use the twelve steps in this movement, and in an attempt to figure out what the first step should say exactly I googled "occupy wall street powerless over" and found this. I am not alone ;) <br /><br />Maybe I'll use your wording! Flip-flopping on the part about the world having become unmanageable, which is true but I think is beyond the scope of our focus in working the steps....Danihttp://occupyingourselves.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237514746199867099.post-45437942039487830282011-11-20T08:59:13.530-05:002011-11-20T08:59:13.530-05:00You make a great point, Steven. I loved my childho...You make a great point, Steven. I loved my childhood Slinky because the law of gravity (and, as I learned later, other laws of physics), made it so predictable.<br /><br />Our world has become so complex that mere mortals may not be able to navigate it successfully, let alone our leaders' ability to make the momentous decisions affecting our collective future.<br /><br />Chaos theory and the technology of massive distributed databases that intelligence agencies, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM and others continue to develop may help, but woe to those who continue to believe in 'gut' decision-making. On the other hand, the 'gut' often gets it right, at least half the time.<br /><br />Your Yoda has it right .David Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313712054848035163noreply@blogger.com